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POLL: Are you asking patients to continue to wear masks In healthcare settings as some mandates lapse?
Could insisting patients continue to wear masks after government mandates lapse result in college complaints? At least one FP is worried it might.
Should we bother educating the public?
Physicians feel like the public doesn’t care. We quietly wish each other a happy doctor’s day while nurses loudly and proudly celebrate an entire nursing week. We don’t complain, we don’t petition, we don’t write to politicians, we don’t march on parliament.

Adapting to life with COVID-19: Lessons our own immune system can teach us about public health information

In immunology, the way a threat—such as a virus—is presented to the immune system matters as much as the threat itself.
Is intermittent fasting actually good for weight loss? Here’s what the evidence says

To date, numerous studies have shown intermittent fasting is as good as counting calories when it comes to weight loss—including a recent study, which tracked participants for more than a year.
Navigating painful decisions: Pain management in older adults

Factors such as altered drug absorption and decreased clearance due to impaired renal or hepatic activity can significantly affect how drugs will behave with use.
What role should nurse practitioners play in fixing healthcare?

There's no doubt that family medicine is in crisis, but Dr. Sohail Gandhi questions whether NPs will be the answer.
Canada’s poor health data infrastructure can be deadly

But we can still build a world-class system.
What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine boosters?

With patients reluctant to get additional boosters, Dr. Noorali Bharwani examines the evidence.
Novel in-ear technology could allow chewing to replace the batteries in hearing aids

My PhD project consists of modelling the deformations of the ear canal created by the movements of the jaw. My results will contribute to a better evaluation of the energy that might come from these deformations.
POLL: Do you know a doctor who has left their practice because of pandemic burnout?

We're hearing stories from across the country of physicians who are so burnt out from the pandemic and its rippling impacts that they're hanging up their white coats. Is this happening to you or your peers?

POLL: Are you asking patients to continue to wear masks In healthcare settings as some mandates lapse?

Should we bother educating the public?

Adapting to life with COVID-19: Lessons our own immune system can teach us about public health information

Is intermittent fasting actually good for weight loss? Here’s what the evidence says

Navigating painful decisions: Pain management in older adults

What role should nurse practitioners play in fixing healthcare?

Canada’s poor health data infrastructure can be deadly

What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine boosters?

Novel in-ear technology could allow chewing to replace the batteries in hearing aids

POLL: Do you know a doctor who has left their practice because of pandemic burnout?

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