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- 6/7/2021
Polio: When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting
Americans tell personal stories from polio outbreaks in the 1940s and 1950s and remember the relief when a vaccine was developed. - 6/7/2021
New insights to combat chronic refractory cough
“These patients need appropriate followup. If one thing doesn’t work try something else. Most of these patients will respond," said clinical professor Dr. Stephen Field. But what should be done with the remaining 30% of patients who are refractory or unresponsive? - 6/7/2021
NACDS urges lawmakers to cement pharmacy’s pandemic-era gains
The U.S. National Association of Chain Drug Stores emphasized pharmacy’s central position in the American COVID-19 response in urging Congress not to roll back on the improved paccess it achieved during the pandemic. - 6/7/2021
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts
U.S. government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings. - 6/7/2021
Ontario's physician assistants will soon be regulated
"You have the occasional patient who might get confused when they find out I’m not actually a doctor,” said Sahand Ensafi, a physician assistant who’s been working for more than seven years in the ERs of the University Health Network’s Toronto Western and Toronto General hospitals. - 6/7/2021
An old medical technique used in a novel way has saved a new life
Physicians at the Montreal Children's Hospital performed mandibular distraction on an infant with Robin Sequence. - 6/7/2021
I hate pandemic healthcare
I don’t think many of us when we first started providing healthcare this way over a year ago thought it would last this long. I miss…. so many things as I provide care to patients either by phone or masked-up in the clinic. - 6/7/2021
Pharmacists play critical role in de-stigmatizing urinary incontinence
When pharmacists sense patients have an incontinence issue, it presents an opportunity for discussion. The starting point: reassuring patients they are not alone. - 6/7/2021
Postpartum mental health visits up 30% during pandemic
Researchers also saw a noticeable bump in post-partum depression within the first three months after giving birth, and said isolation from COVID-19 restrictions likely played a role.