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- 11/15/2020
How our instincts to be healthy are making us sick
For the past thousand years, our lifespans have been slowly and steadily increasing. With the exception of somewhat unscheduled plagues and wars, each generation has enjoyed their years on our planet a slight bit longer than the previous. That is, until now. Rather shockingly, new research indicates that segments of the population have begun, just recently, to experience a reversal of this thousand-year long trend. Moreover, while other wealthy nations around the world continue to see a steady march toward longer lives, mysteriously, the reversal in lifespan is, thus far, only evident in the United States. - 11/15/2020
Ray of hope for pharmacy grads
While about 1,000 candidates took the November exam, it was cancelled in Toronto, with Ottawa's capacity reduced. Two days before the scheduled OSCE, 80 pharmacy grads in Toronto and 40 in Ottawa were disappointed when they received notice they couldn't take the exam as scheduled. - 11/15/2020
Alberta considering shorter quarantines for healthcare workers with potential COVID-19 exposure
Currently, hospital staff including physicians and nurse aides must quarantine for 14 days after potential exposure to the virus. But Alberta's hospitals are doing their best to function with staffing shortages, with some hospitals having to close beds. - 11/15/2020
Physicians’ abuse
- 11/15/2020
Keeping seniors safe in cold and flu season
- 11/14/2020
Pharmacists helping pharmacists
- 11/14/2020
Little miss perfect: a portrait
Lakshmi gave every appearance of being perfect. Her marks in undergraduate medical school were exceptional. She was intelligent, well prepared, charming and efficient. Always beautifully dressed, her hair was professionally blown out, her nails never ragged or chipped. Unlike the other often frazzled and sleep-deprived members of her resident cohort, she never looked flustered, exhausted and overworked. - 11/12/2020
Are you listening yet? Check out these podcasts by and for pharmacists
Here are some pharmacy-inspired podcasts to put on your radar, available via most popular podcast platforms, such as Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, iTunes, Podbean and Stitcher. - 11/12/2020
Timing is everything: Understanding the optimal duration of antibiotic therapy for common infections
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, including the health of Canadians.