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- 4/25/2022
Pharmacare, tax freeze and healthcare spending feature in Ontario NDP platform
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the platform today, saying it is taking practical steps to make life more affordable. - 4/25/2022
A burning question
As our thoughts turn to travel, Dr. Gary Kinney is back writing—this time about a towel, a beach and some advice from a stranger. - 4/25/2022
Alberta increases funding for more cataract surgeries in private facilities
Health Minister Jason Copping said the province will fund 35,000 of the eye surgeries, an increase from 28,000. - 4/25/2022
Improve healthcare: Ensure a team for every family doctor
Team support for all FPs: Dr. Alykhan Abdulla argues that is desperately needed in this final installment of a three-part series. - 4/25/2022
The (medical) funny pages: Coffee and vasectomies
Laughter is the best medicine, so send us your favourite doc-related jokes! - 4/25/2022
Mixing with unvaccinated increases COVID-19 risk for vaccinated people: study
Co-author Dr. David Fisman, of the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana school of public health, said the message of the study is that the choice to get vaccinated can't be thought of as merely personal. - 4/25/2022
Common virus may be linked to mystery liver disease outbreak
The U.K. Health Security Agency has recorded 111 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children under 10 since January. Ten of the children needed liver transplants. - 4/25/2022
WHO: 1 child has died in mystery liver disease outbreak
The U.N. health agency said late Saturday that it has so far received reports of at least 169 cases of "acute hepatitis of unknown origin'' from a dozen countries. - 4/22/2022
Case report: An accidental rash
Dr. Robert Dickson finds a somewhat unusual case in his walk-in clinic. - 4/22/2022
A new service for your vaccine hesitant patients
The PromoVac strategy, developed in Sherbrooke by Dr. Arnaud Gagneur to convince parents who are hesitant about vaccination, will be deployed across Canada through a telehealth platform.