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- 3/3/2022
Organ transplants from pigs: Medical miracle or pandemic in the making?
If a new medical technology increased the risk of a new zoonotic pandemic—however marginally —how would society decide the balance of risk and benefit? - 3/3/2022
For families, $6B deal with OxyContin maker is just a start
While some may get that chance—at least by video—under a tentative settlement reached Thursday that also would force the Sacklers to pay out billions, the families still are coming away feeling empty, conflicted and angry yet again. There's a bit of hope mixed in, too. - 3/3/2022
Pfizer Canada recalls high blood pressure medication Accuretic
Pfizer says the recall is due to impurities of nitrosamine (N-nitroso-quinapril) above the accepted level. - 3/3/2022
‘Not racist isn’t enough’ Black students advocate for change in Canadian medical institutions
Black medical students across Canada are beginning to speak out about the lack of representation and equity in the field. - 3/2/2022
Judge blocks Texas investigation of trans teen’s parents
District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary order halting the investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services into the parents of the 16-year-old girl. The parents sued over the investigation and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's order last week that officials look into reports of such treatments as abuse. - 3/2/2022
Extending FP residency to 3 years will erode family medicine
NPs and PAs are already expanding into primary care. This CFPC decision is wrong headed, argues Dr. Teela Johnson. - 3/2/2022
Future infectious diseases: Recent history shows we can never again be complacent about pathogens
As we move into the third year of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, it’s important to ask what we have learned and what we have done to prepare for the next infectious-disease crisis. - 3/2/2022
Ontario puts $34 million towards the training Indigenous nurses and personal care workers
The funding will be received by six Indigenous institutes. - 3/2/2022
Ontario will lift mask mandates by end of March if COVID-19 keeps declining: Moore
Dr. Kieran Moore says the province can "only mandate masking for so long," with the risk from COVID-19 decreasing. - 3/2/2022
Mask wearing to become a 'personal choice,' Quebec public health director says
The province announced yesterday that mask mandates will be lifted by mid-April at the latest, but Luc Boileau said today that the change could happen as soon as the third week of March.