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- 8/5/2021
Can beautiful VR experiences help patients endure painful procedures?
A urology study found that patients experienced fewer indicators of pain while watching and listening to an Icelandic waterfall. - 8/5/2021
Bird is the word!
Here's the first entry in our Pharmacists' Favourite Photo contest. Send us your favourite photo to enter! - 8/5/2021
Sudbury health unit setting up Hepatitis A vaccine clinics in response to warning about frozen mango products
A completely new vaccine push is on in Sudbury, but this time it is for a possible Hepatitis-A contamination linked to certain frozen mango products. - 8/4/2021
Controversial Alzheimer’s drug highlights concerns about Health Canada approval process
I see people suffering from dementia almost every day when I’m working in the emergency department in downtown Toronto, and I’ve watched friends stripped of their lives by this disease. - 8/4/2021
Household products increase the risk of asthma
Products commonly used in the home should carry a warning that they increase the risk of asthma, according to a meta-analysis conducted by the University of Exeter. - 8/4/2021
Doctors without vaccines
After writing an opinion item for the Medical Post recently called "Should we fire anti-vaxxer patients?" that showed quite a range of opinions from physicians about COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Jabir Jassam returns to this topic to understand his colleagues’ opinions regarding the vaccines. - 8/4/2021
Pharmacy Leader Lindsay Mildenberger: "My favourite part of pharmacy is watching passion ignite in fellow pharmacy colleagues."
Healthcare is in constant change and the pace of change in pharmacy seems to be accelerating. As we continue to advocate for additions to our scope of practice, it is important to ensure that we are embracing all the opportunities that come our way. - 8/4/2021
New cancer treatments can be tested in artificial cells on tiny chips the size of a postage stamp
Testing new drugs on human cells is expensive and complicated, so it is difficult to do early in the development of a drug.