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- 5/6/2022
Virus found in pig heart used in human transplant
A major worry about animal-to-human transplants is the risk that it could introduce new kinds of infections to people. - 5/6/2022
Here to help: 3 cardio long COVID issues nuclear medicine can shed light on
The specialty of nuclear medicine is well positioned to provide further assessment of certain COVID-19 patients. - 5/6/2022
How UPCCs are trying—but failing—to solve Victoria's FP shortage and what locals are doing about it
British Columbia has pumped a lot of money into urgent and primary care centres. But some dealing with the ramifications of a major doctor shortage in Victoria say they're less cost effective, can't provide the best care by their very nature and aren't the way forward out of this crisis. - 5/6/2022
Public health agency trying to find out how many Canadians struggling with long COVID
The public health agency says there have been reports of more than 100 symptoms associated with the condition. - 5/5/2022
Youth eating disorder hospitalizations rise during pandemic: CIHI
The numbers show the rate of eating disorder hospitalizations in Canada was 15 per 100,000 in the two years leading up to the onset of the pandemic, and jumped to 20 per 100,000 in 2020-21. - 5/5/2022
Canadians' trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic
Outbreak intelligence analysts BlueDot prepared reports using anonymized data for the Public Health Agency of Canada to help it understand travel patterns during the pandemic. - 5/5/2022
The (medical) funny pages: Met Gala looks as medical specialities
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so they say. And in the eyes of one doc and Twitter user, the beauty of the looks on the red carpet of the Met Gala this past week hold some striking resemblances to different specialties in medicine. - 5/5/2022
At home medicated abortions improve access to care: advocates
Some abortion clinics and doctor's offices offer "no-touch'' abortions up to 10 weeks, a service that's become more common over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. - 5/5/2022
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CPhA national survey finds 72% of pharmacy professionals considering leaving their job or the profession entirely
About half of pharmacy professionals said they experience abuse from the public at least weekly.