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- 1/18/2024
What happens to your liver when you quit alcohol
A hepatologist outlines what actually happens to this organ when you lay off the sauce, even just for a few weeks. - 1/18/2024
A first-ever experiment shows how pigs might one day help people who have liver failure
The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants. - 1/18/2024
Addiction workers pan Saskatchewan ban on drug pipe kits and needle exchange changes
The province said Thursday that third-party providers won’t be allowed to use government funding to offer pipes or instructions on how to use them. - 1/18/2024
QUIZ: Test your knowledge of obesity management
Canadian healthcare professionals are leaders in improving the treatment of obesity. See how much you know about the latest Obesity Canada guidelines. - 1/18/2024
Nova Scotia announces its first screening program for lung cancer
Health Minister Michelle Thompson says the government is investing $3 million a year for the program, which includes clinical assessments and computerized tomography scans. - 1/18/2024
Experts weigh in on food safety after ‘best before’ date passes
Very few food items have true ‘expiry’ or ‘use-by’ dates printed on their labels, say food safety professors. - 1/17/2024
Family medicine is a failing business model
Just looking at the broad stroke numbers of what it was like for me starting out as a family doctor in the 1990s compared with today—it makes no financial sense for a new MD to pick family medicine. - 1/17/2024
Saskatchewan bans health providers from supplying drug pipe kits
The province said providers can continue to offer needle exchange services. - 1/17/2024
Lot of children’s acetaminophen oral solution recalled
A small amount of Pediatrix Acetaminophen Oral Solution was found to have too much acetaminophen during routine testing. - 1/17/2024
Federal dental care program will exclude 4.4M uninsured Canadians: report
Enrolment began last month for a new federal benefits program, which was developed as a condition of a political pact between the Liberal government and the NDP.