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- 7/5/2022
Doctors at Moncton Hospital did detective work to investigate induced labour case
A newly released court document reveals the detective work officials at the Moncton Hospital did to try to determine why the hospital was seeing a high rate of emergency caesarean sections between 2017 and 2019. - 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. - 7/5/2022
More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out
Canada signed a contract with AstraZeneca in 2020 to get 20 million doses of its vaccine, and 2.3 million Canadians received at least one dose of it, mostly between March and June 2021. - 7/4/2022
Public meeting scheduled for rural Manitoba ER temporary closure, reduced hours this summer
Several emergency departments are planning to either reduce hours or temporarily shut their doors this summer, because of staff shortages. - 7/4/2022
How to best protect a woman's right to choose in Canada
Discussions have abounded about whether Canada needs to codify rights to abortive procedures. Dr. Mary Fernando spoke with a family doctor who firmly believes the best way to protect abortion rights in Canada is not move the issue into the legal domain. - 7/4/2022
LGBTQ+ allyship in pharmacy from curriculum to in-store interactions
A team of researchers is advocating for an overhaul of the curriculum Dalhousie University’s College of Pharmacy to empower the next generation of pharmacists to be informed allies to their LGBTQ+ patients.