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- 12/12/2021
Poll suggests 40% of Canadians know unvaccinated people, don't discuss issue
Atlantic Canadian respondents were most likely to "defriend'' unvaccinated family and friends, while Quebecers who answered the survey were most likely to try to convince others to get shots. - 12/9/2021
Nevada jury: Health insurers owe ER doctors $60M in damages
One of the largest U.S. health insurance companies and its branches in Nevada were found liable Tuesday for $60 million in punitive damages for underpaying out-of-network emergency medical providers. - 12/9/2021
‘It’s stressful to kill somebody’: the healthcare workers who support assisted dying
Interviews with medical practitioners often indicate an uneasy relationship for many healthcare workers with this practice. - 12/9/2021
Ontario med students teaching hairstylists and barbers to find skin cancer
Shave and a haircut and a . . . cancer warning? - 12/9/2021
'I stopped eating': Rise in eating disorders seen among Ontario youth during pandemic
In the last year, Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children said it has seen a 35% annual increase in admissions to its eating disorder program, while its inpatient psychiatry and adolescent medicine unit has been consistently at or over capacity. - 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. - 12/8/2021
Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case
It's too soon to know how vaccines will hold up against omicron.