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- 6/28/2022
Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations rising as new variants gaining ground
Dr. Luc Boileau's news conference comes as COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 34 in the previous 24 hours, after a 113-patient rise the day before. - 6/28/2022
There's so much to discover with drug interactions
I became a pharmacist because of my love of science and people. Plus, I love the idea of continual learning. - 6/28/2022
'It saves lives': Medical study says established heart drug good for strokes, too
The two-year study, which included Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto, included 1,600 patients at hospitals throughout Canada. It was the largest stroke clinical trial ever run in the country. - 6/28/2022
There's so much to discover with drug interactions
I became a pharmacist because of my love of science and people. Plus, I love the idea of continual learning. There is so much to discover about pharmacy as a career, how to interact with our patients and new, innovative medicines. Sometimes, though, we stumble on interesting information about new ways our bodies and medicine interact that we can’t help sharing with others. - 6/28/2022
Group wants heritage designation for house of Nova Scotia's first Black doctor
Dr. Ligoure was originally from Trinidad, and came to Canada to study medicine at Queens University in Ontario. - 6/28/2022
Are targeted anti-inflammatory therapies triggering inflammatory-based skin reactions?
1% to 5% of patients on targeted antibody-based therapies get paradoxical eruptions. - 6/27/2022
A connection between breast cancer and diabetes
A new study explores how breast cancer cells inhibit insulin production. - 6/27/2022
Peer review: Can this critical step in the publication of science research be kinder?
It is painful to read harshly worded criticism of work that has taken a team hundreds or thousands of hours and been submitted hopefully and in good faith. From our experience, we know that reviews can be accurate, robust and make every scientific point while using language and tone that is helpful and supportive. - 6/27/2022
Case report: a difficult arm lesion
Usually, Dr. Robert Dickson’s case reports are cases he thinks he has solved. This one, no. And the case does raise some interesting concerns.