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- 12/8/2021
Ontario health issue new COVID-19 recommendations as holiday plans clash with rising cases
The health units recommended that everyone should limit indoor social gatherings in private dwellings to no more than 10 people, and all attendees aged 12 and older should be vaccinated. - 12/8/2021
Black women 3.5 times more likely than white to develop breast-cancer related lymphedema
Risks from treatments differ between racial backgrounds, according to findings presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. - 12/8/2021
Enter the magic land of physician LEADerShip
Simulation—so useful to teach a variety of clinical skills—can also be used to teach physician leadership. - 12/8/2021
How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
There's no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by country. - 12/7/2021
'Pharma Bro' firm reaches $40M settlement in gouging case
A company once owned by Martin Shkreli will pay up to $40 million to settle allegations that it jacked up the price of a life-saving medication by roughly 4,000%. - 12/7/2021
Nova Scotia announces $57 million over two years for long term and continuing care
The spending will help the government meet its previous commitment to hire 1,400 additional CCAs over the next three years, officials said. - 12/7/2021
Is your pharmacy prepared to immunize children?
Vaccinating children is nothing new to pharmacies. Pharmacies have experience with flu shots, but the number of individuals looking for vaccinations against COVID-19 sees new patients, fears, and hesitancies. - 12/7/2021
Ontario premier defends current approach amid calls for more rapid COVID test access
Some Ontario workplaces offer rapid tests for their employees, and children in publicly funded schools are being sent home for the December break with a kit of five rapid tests each. - 12/7/2021
How to tell if your patients are overusing supplements
You’re at the pharmacy counter where you’ve just finished counselling Joan, a 65-year-old woman on her new medication for insomnia. You’ve checked all the boxes for a thorough patient encounter. You’ve updated her allergy status, checked pharmanet for her other medications, assessed drug interactions, and counselled her appropriately. But have you asked about non-prescription medications? In particular, have you asked about supplementation? - 12/7/2021
Man arrested for threatening N.L. health minister about mask mandate
A release says the threats were related to provincial public health rules requiring everyone older than five to wear a mask in public indoor settings.