Alberta to start vaccinating kids under 5 against COVID-19It's the last province to announce its vaccine rollout plans for this age group. Controlling monkeypox: The time for Canada to act is nowMonkeypox is not as easy to transmit as COVID-19, but the fact is that all of us are equally susceptible, and all of us need to be aware and to prioritize measures that will extinguish this threat before it grows. Levonorgestrel double dose inadequate for emergency contraception in women with obesity Ulipristal acetate may be a better oral emergency contraceptive choice in women who weigh more than 70 kg. Rising cases of congenital syphilis in Quebec Concern for pregnant women as province experiences its highest annual rate of disease in 30 years. Ontario health minister looks to accredit international nurses faster Nurses have called for wage restraint legislation known as Bill 124 to be repealed, but Jones says, "that is a conversation for another day.'' Setting an agenda for the clinical encounter I begin the clinical encounter with an open-ended question to initiate the discussion, like, “What brings you in today?” Then give the patient a full 90 seconds to respond. Man accused of selling bleach as COVID cure extradited to U.S. A church manufactured, promoted and sold chlorine dioxide as a "Miracle Mineral Solution,'' officials said. If monkeypox spreads through sexual contact, is it an STD? The current outbreak is by far the biggest involving the virus, and it's been designated a global emergency. Health Canada report suggests pharmacies could sell CBD The report found that between 20 and 200 mg/day of oral CBD was “safe and tolerable for short-term use” and could be distributed by pharmacists. Medically assisted death 'needs to be a good choice, not a choice of last resort' In June, the federal government broadened MAID eligibility. First Previous 447 448 449 450 451 Next Last