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- 2/24/2022
KEEP UP QUIZ: How closely did you follow healthcare news during the week of Feb. 21?
Did you miss any key details in healthcare news this week? Take our new weekly quiz to see how much you remember! - 2/24/2022
The more meat, the more cancer
Low to no meat diets found to substantially lower the risk for breast, colorectal and prostate cancer - 2/24/2022
Great saves: A turn in the hall
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. Dr. Jabir Jassam talks about going with a hunch. - 2/24/2022
N.B. to end vaccine passport Feb. 28, lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March 14
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs today unveiled the province's timeline to end all pandemic-related public health restrictions. - 2/24/2022
Great saves: Virtual care rescue
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. Dr. Christine Dickson talks about her previously familiarity with a tool allowed her to make a quick pivot. - 2/24/2022
Health Canada warns of risks of ingesting or spilling rapid test solution
The agency issued a public advisory on the federal government's website on Thursday, saying it is aware of approximately 50 calls related to accidental exposure, which have resulted in minor health outcomes. - 2/23/2022
Great saves: In a heartbeat
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. Dr. Hector Baillie discusses the joy of finally treating an ailment that plagued a patient their whole life. - 2/23/2022
Ontario suggests ways to reduce ambulance off load delays
Ambulance offload delays, when paramedics wait in an emergency department for a patient to be transferred to the care of a hospital, have been exacerbated by the pandemic and have at times meant some regions are left with no available ambulances. - 2/23/2022
Great saves: In the neck of time
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. - 2/23/2022
So what do plastic surgeons do all day?
A look into the typical workday of Dr. Christine Nicholas, a plastic surgeon who specializes in breast reconstruction and melanoma in the Toronto area.