The CAN-PCC Collaborative recently issued the first Canadian evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing, managing, preventing and treating post COVID-19 condition.
Each new wave of COVID-19 automatically leads to new cases of long COVID. These patients, however, struggle to be diagnosed and are not always properly managed.
Genetically determined in all ethnicities, some researchers are now suggesting all patients should be measured for lipoprotein (a) levels at least once in their lifetime.
Quebec health institute updates its screening checklist to help front-line clinicians assess requests for health check-ups and reduce the number of unnecessary consultations.