Northern Ontario School of Medicine to become first independent medical university in CanadaNOSM was established in 2002 and now boasts collaborations with 500 organizations, in more than 90 communities, with a faculty of more than 1,800 faculty. Pharmacies around the world donate money, medicine to help Ukraine Moved by seeing the suffering of the war, pharmacists around the world have organized to send cash, medical supplies and other supplies to displaced Ukrainians. ‘Not racist isn’t enough’ Black students advocate for change in Canadian medical institutions Black medical students across Canada are beginning to speak out about the lack of representation and equity in the field. QUIZ: Test your knowledge of concussions How much do you know about the diagnosis and management of concussion in children, adolescents and adults? Pfizer Canada recalls high blood pressure medication Accuretic Pfizer says the recall is due to impurities of nitrosamine (N-nitroso-quinapril) above the accepted level. N.S. Black community, officials say more race-based data needed on COVID-19 pandemic One in five adolescent girls with type 2 diabetes have PCOS Better definitions of PCOS needed as well as more screening for the type 2 diabetes population. The (medical) funny pages Sometimes, a meme is all you need. Here are some medical tidbits that made us chuckle this week. Ford says plan to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine intends to address language barriers A recently tabled labour bill contains a section that would wind up the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario, the profession's regulatory body that was established in 2013. Ontario will lift mask mandates by end of March if COVID-19 keeps declining: Moore Dr. Kieran Moore says the province can "only mandate masking for so long," with the risk from COVID-19 decreasing. KEEP UP QUIZ: How well did you follow the news this week? Feb. 28 Did you miss any details in healthcare news this week? Many clinical practices largely underused in Canada: study A review suggests that many clinical practices are not used according to standards and guidelines. First Previous 555 556 557 558 559 Next Last
