Healthcare

Speaking Monday from the White House, the president said women should not take acetaminophen, also known by the brand name Tylenol, ‘during the entire pregnancy.’ He also raised unfounded concerns about vaccines.

Finasteride, a type 2 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, is indicated for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and for androgenetic alopecia in men.

The public health unit recommended patients who received local anesthesia for stitches, IUD insertions, skin biopsies, removing lumps and joint injections in the time period identified get tested for blood-borne infections.

Tips and practical routines for dignified continence care in primary practice.

The college’s investigation found that Dr. Janet Ann D’souza inappropriately billed for more than 18 hours of time-based services to OHIP for 23 service dates between 2014 and 2016, with three of those service dates being over 24 hours.

The province says this funding cycle will create 75 primary care teams to serve 500,000 Ontarians.

A U.S. team has used a two-dimensional nanomaterial to detect a key protein in the development and progression of endometriosis. The device is five times more sensitive than current laboratory tests.

Canadian medical device manufacturer Thermor Limited has put out a new blood pressure monitoring device that can evaluate physical stress.