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- 9/24/2023
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. - 9/24/2023
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. - 9/24/2023
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. - 9/21/2023
Part 2 – A Prescription for Financial Health: Go further. Fuel your financial well-being.
In the second segment of this three-part series, explore how MD Financial Management and Scotiabank are working together to help Canadian physicians take their finances further at every stage of their medical career. - 9/21/2023
A new tool to measure risk for pain development
Six-question assessment tool to predict likelihood, intensity and extent of chronic pain. - 9/21/2023
Why traumatic brain injuries should be recognized as a chronic disease
Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury has the highest prevalence of debilitating effects that can change the lives of those affected. - 9/21/2023
We should return to the healthcare model Tommy Douglas envisioned
As our healthcare system continues to collapse all around us, we should look back at what Douglas envisioned. The truth of the matter is, that it is quite a bit different than what we have today. And I think, is not at all what Douglas would want. - 9/21/2023
New app uses AI to help Calgary medical students practise interacting with patients
Eddie Guo, a second-year student at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, said one of the challenges beyond the book learning in medical school is becoming better at interacting with patients. - 9/21/2023
Nova Scotia expands immigration program in bid to fill pharmacy, paramedic jobs
Health Minister Michelle Thompson and Advanced Education Minister Brian Wong said today the government is adding students in those two fields to its ‘international graduates in demand’ stream. - 9/21/2023
Transcranial magnetic stimulation can treat depression. Developing research suggests it could also help autism, ADHD and OCD
Research is also exploring the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in many other conditions, including obsessive compulsive disorder, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic pain and perhaps to slow the progression of dementia symptoms.