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- 11/23/2021
POLL: Are you thinking about retiring soon?
Take our weekly poll and see what your colleagues are saying about this question. - 11/23/2021
Health Canada approves J&J vaccines with drugs from Maryland facility after completing inspection
Health Canada noted in June 2021 that Canada would not accept products or components made at the Emergent BioSolutions until it has finished its onsite inspection. - 11/23/2021
Women's health. Menopause - what's the pharmacist's role?
It doesn't have to be summer for many women of a certain age to experience the vasomotor symptoms associated with menopausal hormone changes. They will have their own ‘heat waves’ with their personal thermometer rising on the inside. - 11/23/2021
Around 11,000 cases among B.C. healthcare workers since COVID-19 began
There are about 126,400 healthcare workers in B.C. so 11,000 cases in the sector would imply that nearly 9% of all healthcare workers in the province have contracted COVID. - 11/23/2021
NOTICE ME! Researchers developing mRNA vaccine to provoke immune response to tick bites
The study has shown promise on guinea pigs and the researchers are looking to broaden the animals in testing. - 11/23/2021
Take action with these 3 tips to offer personalized preventive skincare services
Summer is the season we most typically associate with the need for protective skincare. But as we transition into winter, believe it or not, you and your patients have to be just as mindful, if not more, of the UV exposure you receive on a daily basis. - 11/23/2021
Questionnaire distributed to First Nation to trace source of possible blastomycosis
Symptoms range from a mild cough to serious breathing problems. - 11/23/2021
B.C.'s sick leave law will provide workers five paid days minimum starting Jan. 1
Labour Minister Harry Bains says the five paid days are fair and were determined following a consultation period that generated 60,000 responses. - 11/23/2021
Rule out cervical cancer with the HPV detection test
Dr. Marc Steben is head of the Canadian Network HPV Prevention and answers questions on the most recent clinical advances. - 11/23/2021
Provincewide healthcare impacts less likely during current COVID wave: Ontario Health
Intensive care occupancy has now been hovering at around 130 patients for weeks, with 137 people in critical care as of Wednesday.