QUIZ: What do you know about COVID booster shots?The information and guidance continue to evolve. Do you know the latest on booster shots? How concerned are your patients who are parents about school this fall?Take our weekly news poll on what you and your colleagues are saying to parents of school age kids now that the fourth COVID-19 wave is rolling across the nation and children are too young to be vaccinated 2021 had deadliest first half of a year for drug toxicity in B.C., chief coroner says It's the highest death toll recorded in the first six months of a calendar year during the province's overdose crisis. Vaccine hesitancy highest in Alberta, racialized groups at rollout's start: survey The survey, led by researchers at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital, was published online Tuesday in The Lancet Regional Health–Americas. What is prompting those unwilling to get the COVID-19 vaccine to seek out animal-grade ivermectin instead? Timothy Caulfield from the University of Alberta is a critic of alternative medicine and says it's fascinating to watch people looking for ivermectin. The case for substance-use decriminalization A health problem needs to be managed using a health approach. Instead of sending individuals with substance use disorder into corrections, we should be funneling them to wellness supports. Seeking nominations: Royal College looking for the next recipient of the Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award People calling hospitals, feed stores seeking drug used to de-worm horses in bid to treat COVID-19 Some in the U.S. are going as far as filing lawsuits to try to force hospitals to treat their loved ones for COVID-19 with the unapproved drug. CFPC creates guide to integrating planetary health into family medicine training Usually, the college's yearly Guide for Improvement of Family Medicine Training focuses on a range of topics. Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in schools this fall? Ontario’s 1982 legislation spurred organized opposition First Previous 291 292 293 294 295 Next Last
