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- 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. - 1/22/2024
Provinces concerned about expanding assisted-dying for mental disorders: Holland
A joint committee of parliamentarians has been studying whether the healthcare system is prepared for the change, and those findings are expected next week. - 1/22/2024
Class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care is approved
The lawsuit in Superior Court alleges that the province’s response to the first two waves of COVID-19 was improvised and that a pre-existing pandemic plan was ignored until it was too late.