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- 12/29/2021
Islam made easy
After a recent debate about the hijab, regular writer Dr. Jabir Jassam offers his take on the main problems Islam faces today. - 12/28/2021
Several provinces considering allowing COVID positive health workers to stay on job
Stress on provincial health systems being examined. - 12/28/2021
Being a doctor on Twitter in 2021
Insults and threats from bullies, bots, anti-vaxxers and others unhappy with what the science indicated all took aim at doctors on Twitter this year. - 12/28/2021
The art and science of recruiting exceptional employees
Solid performance for retailers means growth opportunities. But to grow you need people, and so does your competition. The challenge becomes one of competing successfully to find those people. - 12/28/2021
Polls suggest decline in mental health, but point to clues on how to address it
The power of connection: Respondents with many friends reported significantly better mental health than those who had fewer friends. - 12/27/2021
Making the case for functional medicine in pharmacy
Talk to any young pharmacist, and they’ll tell you that working as a pharmacist is nothing like studying pharmacy. In pharmacy school we had clinical thinking drilled into our heads every day. We followed a specific pharmacist’s thought process to assess medication therapy systematically. In school, we wouldn’t dare leave an inappropriate PPI prescription unaddressed. - 12/24/2021
Human connections: 'Friendly Calls' program reaches out to lonely, isolated Canadians
The Friendly Calls program pairs participants with trained Red Cross volunteers who typically call once a week to chat. - 12/24/2021
More Canadians getting their pot from legal channels than ever before: Health Canada
An annual Health Canada survey suggests that Canadians purchased more cannabis from legal sources in 2021 than ever before. - 12/23/2021
CMAJ letter regarding the hijab: apologies and lessons
Dr. Sherif Emil's statement regarding his CMAJ letter on the hijab where he explains why he wrote the letter in the first place.