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- 9/26/2023
Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory
Union president Pier-Luc Bujold says the postings are disconnected from reality and amount to a kind of discrimination that belongs in a previous century. - 9/26/2023
Canada approves Ebola virus vaccine for adults exposed to the deadly disease
The agency says the shot is not meant for routine immunization, nor for vaccination before travel. - 9/26/2023
Perinatal and child registry data breach affects health info of 3 million Ontarians
The Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario said Monday that the breach in May resulted in information leaked largely regarding approximately 1.4 million people seeking pregnancy care and 1.9 million newborns born in the province. - 9/26/2023
Toxic drugs leading cause of death in B.C. for those age 10 to 59: coroner
The statistic comes as the latest figures are released for August, saying there were 174 toxic-drug deaths last month. - 9/26/2023
Real ideas for addressing healthcare needs of disadvantaged populations
A panel has 15 disease prevention and screening recommendations that healthcare providers could use to help address barriers to care. - 9/26/2023
Don’t add the extra year
Let’s look at the arguments given for adding this third year to FPs’ medical training. - 9/25/2023
Case report: TB or not TB
TB tests and readings are straightforward, but as Dr. Robert Dickson notes, they can also yield a variety of results. - 9/25/2023
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
The 58-year-old Navy veteran was facing near-certain death from heart failure but other health problems meant he wasn’t eligible for a traditional heart transplant. - 9/25/2023
U.S. CDC recommends RSV vaccine during pregnancy as a second option to protect newborns
The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. - 9/25/2023
Delays in spinal surgery means scoliosis worsens for children: report
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most prevalent form of the condition, affecting about 2% of teens. Approximately seven times more teenage girls than boys are afflicted with it, says the report released Monday.