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- 7/28/2022
Drugstore sales give major boost to Loblaw quarterly profits
Canada's largest grocery and pharmacy chain says its net income available to common shareholders was $387 million. - 7/28/2022
The (medical) funny pages: What they don't teach you in med school
Your weekly dose of giggles! - 7/28/2022
Ontario paramedics say offload delays getting worse amid staff shortages, ER closures
Several Ontario hospitals have previously warned that emergency department closures could be a recurring issue this summer as a result of staffing shortages. - 7/28/2022
Medically assisted death 'needs to be a good choice, not a choice of last resort'
In June, the federal government broadened MAID eligibility. - 7/28/2022
Setting an agenda for the clinical encounter
I begin the clinical encounter with an open-ended question to initiate the discussion, like, “What brings you in today?” Then give the patient a full 90 seconds to respond. - 7/27/2022
Obesity and hypertension: a dangerous association for pregnancy
Study shows higher risk of severe maternal morbidity and/or mortality for those overweight or obese. - 7/27/2022
As Ontario ERs buckle, nurse groups want international applicants' licenses expedited
A 2020 report found that 14,633 internationally educated nurses were actively pursuing a license through the Ontario College of Nurses. - 7/27/2022
More physicians are quitting. What is going on?
Dr. Jabir Jassam says it seems like FPs are quitting now more than any time. Why? Well, family doctors are quitting because they ‘can’t take it anymore.' - 7/27/2022
Study casts more doubt on use of high dose vitamin D pills
Taking high doses of 'the sunshine vitamin' doesn't reduce the risk of broken bones in generally healthy older Americans, researchers reported.