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- 1/9/2022
Connection during isolation: Data shows national drug overdose hotline saves lives
Looking back on a year in service, data from the National Overdose Response Service, or NORS, shows all 33 potentially life-threatening events were successfully responded to. - 1/9/2022
We don’t talk about Bruno: How Encanto reflects our pandemic pressures
The Disney movie Encanto and kids staying from school has Dr. Eric Cadesky thinking about the weight of unrealistic expectations that are placed on those in privileged helping positions. - 1/9/2022
Conversion therapy is now banned in Canada
Going forward, anyone who looks to subject someone to any form of conversion therapy, "consenting'' or not, will face up to five years in prison. - 1/9/2022
N.L. biologist says avian flu in St. John's 'very concerning' for birds, not humans
Memorial University professor Andrew Lang said in an interview Friday the flu could be devastating for North America's wild bird populations if it manages to spread beyond the island of Newfoundland. - 1/9/2022
Trial underway: Regina doctor pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting five patients
Crown prosecutor Jackie Lane says the doctor sexually assaulted the women during medical exams he did as a gastroenterologist. - 1/9/2022
Hospital pharmacist pens op-ed saying homeopathy has 'no role in patient care'
A recent opinion piece in The Toronto Star comes out swinging against the idea that homeopathic remedies have a place on pharmacy shelves. - 1/9/2022
Medical first: U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery. - 1/6/2022
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer warns against gatherings to keep essential services going
On Thursday, the province reported 913 new cases of COVID-19—an all-time high—with a test positivity rate of 28%.