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- 4/8/2024
B.C. launches spring COVID-19 booster program, targeting vulnerable and unvaccinated
Ministry of Health says people who haven’t received a booster against the XBB. 1.5 Omicron variant of COVID-19 will be among those offered the free shot. - 4/7/2024
How safe are ADHD drugs for long-term use?
Study finds increased cardiovascular disease risk with long-term, uninterrupted use. - 4/7/2024
Practice statements on helping patients with post COVID-19 condition
Don't treat long-COVID patients like the ailment is all in their head, says UHN senior physician scientist Dr. Angela Cheung. - 4/7/2024
A child patient is prescribed opioids: 7 ways to use them more safely
As a pediatric emergency doctor, I know there are times when a child’s pain is so severe that they need stronger medications like opioids to help them. - 4/7/2024
Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated U.S. FDA approval, a study finds
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program is meant to give patients early access to promising drugs. But how often do these drugs actually improve or extend patients’ lives? - 4/7/2024
Senior doctors in England agree on a pay deal with the government to end a yearlong dispute
Consultants have held several strikes over the past year, which has hobbled the NHS as it tries to grapple with financial constraints and backlogs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. - 4/7/2024
Doctors hacked through CFPC website and the CFPC offers no compensation
If you're one of the unlucky doctors who got a bunch of legalese from the CFPC on April 4—allow me to help cut to the chase. - 4/4/2024
‘The common cold of the vagina’: Helping patients with an HPV diagnosis as home tests become more common
Supporting and treating patients changes with HPV screening. - 4/4/2024
Montreal public health warns of counterfeit hydromorphone pills after fatal overdose
Health officials say they analyzed a number of white triangular pills with rounded corners that resemble eight-milligram hydromorphone pills that are sold under the brand name Dilaudid. - 4/4/2024
A biased test kept thousands of Black people in the U.S. from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing
A once widely used test that overestimated how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, made them look healthier than they really were.