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Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth parents
District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to compel the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate reports of youth receiving such care.
Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia proposed the new role of associate physician in April 2020 to address the province's healthcare needs, allowing doctors who weren't eligible for a full licence to work under physician supervision.

A new meth in Manitoba

Has meth lost its reputation as a 'dirty drug,' making people more likely to be willing to try it out?
Loblaw Companies buying Lifemark Health Group for $845 million in cash

Lifemark, owned by Audax Private Equity, provides physiotherapy, massage therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, mental health and other rehabilitation services.
Pharmacist Teresa Isabel Dias on how menopause became her calling

Teresa Isabel Dias is a phararmacist and a North American Menopause Society certified menopause practitioner. She created Menopaused, where she consults with clients through online video chat.
Pharmacies in Europe see surge in demand for iodine as worry over Russia's actions grows

The CDC notes that taking KI only does specific things in relation to nuclear concerns.
Doctors on planes

Canadian physicians recount anecdotes about unusual experiences providing medical care when called to do so on a flight.
Reader photo: Sails into the sunset

Sunsets by the water have their own special beauty, as in this gorgeous shot from Nathalie Gagnon.
Kids are faking positive COVID tests results using orange juice, cola

A letter went home recently to parents at a school in Liverpool, England, explaining how children were spoofing the lateral flow tests by pouring beverages directly into the well of the test.
'Tsunami is here': Saskatchewan seeing a decline in active family doctors

For nearly 10 years, Dr. Tima Mitchell has operated a family clinic, but she says she's now at a breaking point.
Mental illness linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Researchers urge clinicians to use 30-year cardiovascular risk estimates for young adults with serious mental illness to reduce risk before it's too late.
KEEP UP QUIZ: How closely did you follow the news this week? March 7

A unique heart transplant, new data on cardiovascular problems and COVID and a bid to get antivirals to patients faster all made headlines this week. How closely did you follow?