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- 10/5/2023
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike
The latest numbers also show more people aged 80 and older have been getting tested for COVID-19 over the last few weeks, with nearly 35% of those coming out positive in the last week of September. - 10/5/2023
U.S. healthcare strike over pay and staff shortages heads into final day with no deal in sight
The three-day strike carried out in multiple states will officially end Saturday at 6 a.m., and workers were expected to return to their jobs in Kaiser’s hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. - 10/5/2023
10 questions about the three-year family medicine program
From questions about whether doctors ever feel ready to head into practice to problems of how the system will handle the practicalities of training more and more FPs at a time, there's a lot to consider. - 10/5/2023
Are people getting old COVID vaccines because they don't realize the fresh version isn't here yet?
Has public health communication lost the thread? I spoke with one man who booked an appointment for his fall booster, and only after receiving it did he find out it wasn't one of the new vaccines targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant. - 10/4/2023
Case report: Do I need surgery?
An infected bite proves particularly concerning for a patient at Dr. Robert Dickson's walk-in clinic. - 10/4/2023
Preoperative radiation may not be needed in treatment of some rectal cancer
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy may be enough. - 10/4/2023
‘Extremely fluid’: Liberals and NDP haven’t yet agreed on promised pharmacare bill
The Liberals promised to table pharmacare legislation this fall as part of the supply-and-confidence deal the government struck with the NDP. - 10/4/2023
Ozempic and similar drugs linked to gastrointestinal conditions: Canadian researchers
Researchers examined a random sample of health insurance claim records of 16 million patients in the United States between 2006 and 2020 for use of semaglutide drugs. - 10/3/2023
Ontario investigates fee-for-access nurse practitioner walk-in clinic
Several local media reports say the South Keys Health Center is set to soon open, with the membership fee on top of billings for individual services from the clinic's nurse practitioners. - 10/3/2023
Novavax touts non mRNA COVID vaccine, future of domestic production remains uncertain
The new formulation is awaiting Health Canada approval.