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- 4/12/2022
U.K. investigating puzzling spike in liver disease in children
The usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not found in the cases, and scientists and doctors are considering other possible causes. - 4/12/2022
Horror movies
Child psychiatrist Dr. Gail Beck sees many youths overwhelmed by the Ukraine war and the other crises we face today. 'Real life is more frightening than what can be imagined,' one said. - 4/12/2022
How can you stamp out violence in your pharmacy?
Pharmacies have increasingly become the target of potential violence over the past few decades. The presence of drugs has always put them at risk of robbery, but early and late hours have made them more vulnerable to holdups. - 4/12/2022
Trudeau visits Edmonton, criticizes Alberta's response to opioid crisis
Alberta's United Conservative Party government has focused on a recovery-oriented strategy. Access to opioid dependency programs and drug-use sites has been limited. - 4/11/2022
As provinces ask people to manage COVID risks, experts say the public has less data
As public health measures have lifted across the country, several indicators of COVID-19 are rising all across Canada, driven by BA.2, a highly contagious sub-lineage of the Omicron variant. - 4/11/2022
Families, doctors contest Alabama transgender treatment ban
The two lawsuits—one on behalf of two families and another on behalf two families and the physicians who treat their children—pose legal challenges to legislation signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. - 4/11/2022
Vitals: The paper/ electronic divide
We asked doctors which aspects of clinical practice in their main practice setting or institution are electronic. - 4/11/2022
Federal Finance minister highlights medical student loan forgiveness in Halifax
Chrystia Freeland told reporters at Dalhousie University the $26.2-million commitment over four years is aimed at addressing the shortage of heath-care professionals in rural and remote communities. - 4/11/2022
Templates, patients and scribes
Three doctors outline their different techniques to reduce your time on paperwork. - 4/11/2022
EXPLAINER: Where do U.S. opioid trials, settlements stand?
Collectively, businesses already have faced settlements, judgements and civil and criminal penalties totaling more than $47 billion.