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• 1/24/2024

  Weight loss alone can treat type 2 diabetes effectively but not many actually achieve it: study

  Researchers emphasized that the earlier the weight loss was achieved, the more likely the patient was to see normal blood glucose levels over the years.
• 1/24/2024

  Manitoba, Saskatchewan raise concerns about expanding eligibility for assisted dying

  Federal Health Minister Mark Holland recently said he’s hearing concerns about readiness from provinces before the change takes effect in March.
• 1/24/2024

  ‘Risky play’ can be good for kids, pediatricians say in new guidance

  While it can be scary for parents to allow risk into their kids’ lives, the Canadian Paediatric Society says this sort of play is crucial for children’s mental, social and physical development.
• 1/24/2024

  Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear

  A small study documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar improvements in an 11-year-old boy treated there.
• 1/24/2024

  Robots Tarzan and Jane, aided by AI, take over repetitive tasks at B.C. hospital lab

  It's not glamorous work, but it's a big job.
• 1/23/2024

  Case report: Is it shingles?

  A significant number of patients with dermatological issues at Dr. Robert Dickson's clinic are worried they might have shingles.
• 1/23/2024

  Rising dementia rates among Asian Canadians call for culturally safe services: report

  By 2050, almost one out of every four people who develop dementia in Canada will be of Asian origin, a 785% increase from 2020.
• 1/23/2024

  Canadians worry about quality of healthcare, have little faith it will improve: poll

  A majority (70%) of respondents say they worry they won't be able to get good quality medical care if they or a family member need it.
• 1/23/2024

  A TikTok ‘expert’ says you have PTSD—but do you? Here's what a real expert says

  Let's set the record straight on social media's casual and often inaccurate portrayal of post-traumatic stress disorder, and its questionable suggested interventions.
• 1/22/2024

  Primary care in 'critical condition,' AMA president says, citing survey

  Dr. Paul Parks has shared the results of the online survey, taken between Jan. 16 and 19, on the viability of family physician and rural generalist clinics in Alberta.