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- 1/11/2024
Alberta emergency doctors sometimes work for free, medical association says
Dr. Warren Thirsk says Premier Danielle Smith’s government has yet to follow through on a promise to reimburse emergency room doctors for so-called ‘good faith’ payments. - 1/10/2024
Case report: A problematic 'out-of-season' rash
A patient at Dr. Robert Dickson's clinic says perpetual rash just a matter of course with his job. - 1/10/2024
Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy show no link with suicide, U.S. FDA says
The review follows a recent federally funded study that showed that people taking semaglutide, the medication in Ozempic and Wegovy, had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other drugs to treat obesity and diabetes. - 1/10/2024
Fighting for attention: Why continuing education for healthcare professionals has to be as interesting as the latest Netflix series
Ajit Johal, clinical director of Immunize.io Health Association, talks about his non-profit's efforts to create highly engaging, digestible educational materials for situations where healthcare professionals need to grasp swiftly developing information. - 1/10/2024
Cancer society, gynecologists hope for national shift in cervical cancer screening
On Tuesday, the B.C. government announced that testing for human papilloma virus, or HPV, will gradually replace Pap tests as the standard screening. HPV causes cervical cancer. - 1/10/2024
Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns
A new report states the liquid clogs hospital feeding tubes and can put newborns at risk of severe illness. - 1/10/2024
Virtual ERs are still the topic of debate, but this one saved a life
A 12-bed hospital in a small N.L. town found itself at the centre of a heated debate about staff shortages in rural healthcare when the province signed a contract to staff its emergency department virtually. - 1/9/2024
People with private drug coverage more likely to stick to prescriptions: StatCan
The results of the study come as the New Democrats and the government negotiate the broad principles that will shape a federal pharmacare program. - 1/9/2024
Literature inspired my medical career: Why the humanities are needed in healthcare
While there is a long history of doctor-poets—one giant of mid-20th-century poetry, William Carlos Williams, was famously also a pediatrician—few people seem to know this or understand the power of combining the humanities and medicine. - 1/9/2024
Nova Scotia fourth province to sign detailed health accord with Ottawa
British Columbia was the first to sign a one-on-one deal with the federal government in October, followed by Prince Edward Island and Alberta just before Christmas.