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- 11/17/2021
New CCS dyslipidemia guidelines push for Lp(a) testing
But use of Framingham Risk Score faces criticism. - 11/17/2021
Ontario students to take home 5 rapid COVID tests over winter break
Ontario students will be sent home for the December break with five rapid antigen COVID-19 tests each as part of the province's plan to ramp up testing over the holidays. - 11/17/2021
Feds to announce approval of COVID-19 vaccine for kids on Friday
It is also set to announce the easing of some COVID-19 measures at the Canadian border. - 11/17/2021
‘Off-label’ use is common in medicine. Why are the COVID-19 vaccines any different?
A bioethicist and a philosopher explore how prohibiting off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines in kids departs from ethical and legal norms. - 11/17/2021
Modelling suggests COVID pandemic's fifth wave could be Saskatchewan's worst
Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says hospitalizations and cases have plateaued at a high rate. - 11/17/2021
CMA urges federal government, social media companies to protect healthcare workers from harassment
Online harassment against healthcare workers has not only increased but also escalated in severity over recent weeks and months, said association president Dr. Katharine Smart. - 11/17/2021
Vials labeled 'Smallpox' found in Pennsylvania lab freezer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the vials "were incidentally discovered by a laboratory worker'' who was cleaning out the freezer. - 11/17/2021
Yukon is now without a single walk-in clinic forcing those without FPs into ERs for day-to-day care
Two years ago, the territory launched its Find a Family Doctor program, which connected FPs to 1,043 people—but recent physician office closures have meant the waiting list is growing. - 11/16/2021
How to give kids and their parents the best in-pharmacy COVID shot experience possible
Plenty of kids are likely heading for your pharmacy for their COVID-19, and soon. Are you ready for these petite patients?