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- 11/21/2021
UK to probe racial bias in medical devices after COVID toll
The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to Black and Asian people getting sick and dying disproportionately from COVID-19. - 11/21/2021
Apartment building owner hopes to set precedent with vaccine requirement
The policy applies to new tenants, but the company says existing tenants must show proof of vaccine to access common areas like gyms and party rooms. - 11/21/2021
New Brunswick's health minister talks rural healthcare
It looks like the Upper River Valley Hospital's labour and birth unit has been saved from closure for now, but what is the state of rural care in the province? - 11/21/2021
Questions to ask yourself if you're considering retiring from medicine
When contemplating retirement, I think there are two major questions and several minor ones a physician must answer before taking the plunge. - 11/21/2021
CVS Health announces steps to accelerate omnichannel health strategy
The company made several executive leadership appointments and shared plans to close approximately 300 stores a year for the next three years. - 11/21/2021
Older breast cancer patients not getting as much care as younger patients
Screening should continue into later years; older breast cancer patients face worse outcomes according to study of patients in South-Central Ontario. - 11/19/2021
Research links COVID-19 in pregnancy with stillbirths
Generally, stillbirths are more common among Black people, those who become pregnant over age 35 or those who smoke tobacco during pregnancy. - 11/18/2021
EU reviewing Pfizer's COVID antiviral pill for emergency use
The European Union's drug regulator said it has started evaluating the coronavirus pill made by Pfizer Inc. to see if it might be used in emergency situations before it is officially authorized. - 11/18/2021
Rash or resourceful? Uproar over Ontario's go-ahead for pharmacies to test those with COVID symptoms
Will other provinces follow suit? - 11/18/2021
POLL: Is the Ontario optometrist strike affecting your patients and practice?
The start of September saw Ontario’s roughly 1,700 optometrists withdraw services covered by the province’s health plan to protest the government’s refusal to increase insurance payments to at least cover the cost of providing services.