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Keeping up with advanced MRI: Kim Kardashian promotes whole-body scans
The celebrity's social post attracted criticism from members of the medical community. But could these MRIs be worth the hype?
Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory
Union president Pier-Luc Bujold says the postings are disconnected from reality and amount to a kind of discrimination that belongs in a previous century.

Perinatal and child registry data breach affects health info of 3 million Ontarians

The Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario said Monday that the breach in May resulted in information leaked largely regarding approximately 1.4 million people seeking pregnancy care and 1.9 million newborns born in the province.
Toxic drugs leading cause of death in B.C. for those age 10 to 59: coroner

The statistic comes as the latest figures are released for August, saying there were 174 toxic-drug deaths last month.
Real ideas for addressing healthcare needs of disadvantaged populations

A panel has 15 disease prevention and screening recommendations that healthcare providers could use to help address barriers to care.
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man

The 58-year-old Navy veteran was facing near-certain death from heart failure but other health problems meant he wasn’t eligible for a traditional heart transplant.
Last chance to enter your vacation photos!

Contest closes September 30. Share your favourite vacation photos for a chance to win! (But also simply for the joy of giving us something nice to look at for a moment.)
U.S. CDC recommends RSV vaccine during pregnancy as a second option to protect newborns

The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Which patients will crash? How AI is powering early-warning programs and other healthcare innovations

At St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, an AI-driven program has reduced unexpected deaths by 26%. A recent Ontario Medical Association panel highlighted other promising applications of AI in healthcare.
New app uses AI to help Calgary medical students practise interacting with patients

Eddie Guo, a second-year student at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, said one of the challenges beyond the book learning in medical school is becoming better at interacting with patients.