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- 7/6/2022
‘I’m only human after all. Don’t put your blame on me’
After a particularly tough visit with an angry patient suffering from depression, Dr. Jabir Jassam decides to bring the visit up after the patient had been treated with antidepressants. - 7/6/2022
Bivalent vaccines: A look at the next stage in the battle against COVID-19
NACI stopped short of urging a specific formulation while it awaited more evidence, but did say a bivalent shot could encourage uptake in the fall. - 7/6/2022
Key questions would-be pharmacy owners must ask
Creative thought and smart ideas for pharmacy owners and managers. - 7/6/2022
Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father
Patrick Belanger, 23, said his experience is a warning for residents of Quebec and all Canadians who take pride in a universal healthcare system because doctors in other provinces could deny treatment to Quebecers by maintaining they won't be compensated. - 7/5/2022
AI: risks and challenges
For all its potential, Pat Rich explores why medical-related AI needs particular scrutiny. - 7/5/2022
Where do we go from here?
It’s important to remember that the role of the pharmacist has always been clinical, but now there is increased awareness, and public expectations have finally aligned with what we’ve been capable of offering for a long time. Our role in public health is being accessed and utilized in a variety of ways and at a greater volume. - 7/5/2022
U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID pill
The announcement comes as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising again, though they remain near their lowest levels since the coronavirus outbreak began in 2020. - 7/5/2022
Family medicine residents aren't biting at B.C's new two-year contract offer
Recent medical graduates from UBC haven't snapped up the chance of a $295,457 contract that includes a signing bonus and thousands in debt forgiveness. So, why not? - 7/5/2022
Poliovirus in London sewage—what you need to know
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a devastating disease that historically has caused paralysis and death around the world. It is caused by polioviruses, small RNA viruses that can damage cells in the nervous system.