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- 1/11/2022
Community physicians scramble to navigate Omicron-related staffing shortages
Physicians across Canada are managing or planning for staff shortages as the omicron variant forces more to self-isolate. - 1/10/2022
Sleep medicine diagnostics facilities must now be accredited for Alberta docs to refer patients
Facilities have had four years to reach accredidation. The process was once the subject of fake letters sent to physicians. - 1/5/2022
First of its kind: Interdisciplinary research centre studies and boosts health in Black communities
The University of Ottawa's new research centre includes collaborations with hospitals. - 12/21/2021
Lower post-C-section opioid scrips means far fewer unused pills in the Toronto community: study
A quality improvement initiative at Mount Sinai Hospital resulted in significantly fewer opioid prescriptions written for patients following a Caesarean section. - 12/17/2021
Quiz: Test your knowledge of strep throat
How much do you know about the diagnosis, treatment and complications of group A Streptococcus acute pharyngitis? - 12/17/2021
No need to wait: U.K.’s chief medical officers outline choice to suspend 15-minute post-jab wait
The U.K.’s chief medical officers provided reasoning behind their decision to forgo the usual post-vaccine waiting time in order to speed up the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as omicron spreads. - 12/16/2021
Are Canadian hospitals doing enough to prevent airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2?
Policy-makers recommendations for infection prevention and control measures mostly remain the same despite a recognition of the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. - 12/14/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic will end, but the short term will be tough: experts
Ontario physician experts predict a difficult January for the healthcare system as the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant spreads. - 12/10/2021
QUIZ: Test your knowledge on the evaluation and management of syncope
How much do you know about the assessment and treatment of someone who has fainted? - 12/7/2021
An exciting find: Sildenafil a potential drug candidate to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Studies by American researchers suggest that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil could decrease a person’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease.