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- 9/29/2021
Pharmacy Leader Anastasia Shiamptanis: "We are an integral part of the healthcare system."
It is often said that a career should be a journey and not a destination. My intrinsic motivation to improve patient safety has led me to take on roles that allow me to progressively have a larger impact - 9/29/2021
10% of Alberta schools have COVID 19 outbreaks: student advocacy group
Wing Li, a lead tracker and communications director for Support Our Students Alberta, says she has confirmed 228 of about 2,400 elementary and secondary schools have active outbreaks. - 9/29/2021
Pharmacies must put corporate interests aside to give flu shots
The flu shot starts to work two weeks after you get it, and its effectiveness wears off after a couple of months. Most influenza comes in Dec. and on. Yet pharmacies seem to be promoting folks to get flu shots in October. - 9/29/2021
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame announces 2022 inductees
Six new inductees are set to join the hall of fame next year. - 9/29/2021
'It's really scary:' Alberta physicians face more aggressive, misinformed patients
Two of three Calgary doctors who spoke to The Canadian Press also said some people have yelled racist comments at them after they declined to write a note because the patients did not have health conditions known to cause serious side-effects to a shot. - 9/29/2021
Nova Scotia's medically assisted dying program placed on hold as demand spikes
Dr. Gord Gubitz, the head of the program, says that nine months into the year, Nova Scotia Health has already received more referrals than it did in all of 2020. - 9/28/2021
Video: Four differences between urban and medical practices
Dr. Rithesh Ram outlines his count of the four big differences between urban and medical practices—available by video or transcript of his comments. - 9/28/2021
Hemp oil vs. cannabis oil?
Both recreational cannabis and industrial hemp are both cannabis species and contain THC, however, they are distinct strains with unique biochemical compositions and uses. - 9/28/2021
You used to buzz me on my pager
When I started in medicine, back before the Flood, there was the overhead paging system. Hospitals were cacophonous with the names of people being called overhead.