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- 7/18/2022
COVID-19: the case for ongoing masking
Face masks are a must if we hope to mitigate future deaths and economic devastation, says Dr. Daniel Okoro. - 7/18/2022
Breast milk is beneficial for the brains of premature babies
More and more research is demonstrating links between intestinal flora and brain function, according to Dr. Thuy Mai Luu, medical director of the Neonatal Follow-up Program at CHU Sainte-Justine. - 7/18/2022
Pharmacists in Quebec: lack of staff and poor distribution according to OPQ
While Quebec saw a net increase in the number of pharmacists working in the province in 2021, several regions saw that number drop. - 7/17/2022
Ukrainian doctors in N.L. who fled the war say they are frustrated with province
Maryna Sikorska says she arrived in St. John's in June and emailed the government on July 7 saying she wanted to work and needed help, but she says she didn't receive a reply until Sunday night. - 7/17/2022
Don't put pharmacists in the abortion 'crossfire' says U.S. association
The National Community Pharmacists Association released a statement calling for clear guidance from states as access to certain drugs that can be used to terminate pregnancies—but also to treat other conditions—has been called into question. - 7/17/2022
Toronto pre-teen the youngest person in Canada to receive total artificial heart
Her doctors at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children on Monday detailed their last-ditch measure to save her life when a previous transplant began to fail. - 7/17/2022
The (medical) funny pages: One more thing
Your weekly dose of giggles (an effective treatment for a deluge of news). - 7/17/2022
Who exactly is Black and why it matters in providing healthcare in Canada?
Health research uses a wide variety of terminology when it comes to Canada Black population and that lack of specificity has the potential to hamper key research. - 7/17/2022
New social media guidance for Ontario docs from CPSO
The guidance notes docs may choose to keep professional and personal accounts on social media but that the professional and personal are not always easily separated. - 7/17/2022
Higgs replaces N.B. health minister after patient dies waiting in emergency room
The premier called the death a "traumatizing event'' and offered his sympathies to the family and to those present in the waiting room when the man died early Tuesday at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital.