B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nursesThe Health Ministry says some nurses trained outside the country can wait years to get registered and licensed as their credentials are assessed and their English language skills are tested. The (medical) funny pages: Hospital happinessYour weekly dose of fun! Doctors suggest new names for low grade prostate cancer Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostates as men age, and most prostate cancers are harmless. Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US Last week, British officials reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, found in children since January. Health Canada issues treatment failure warning for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy The warning came last week for sotrovimab and noted it's 'unlikely' to maintain efficacy against the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron. The (pharmaceutical) funny pages: Familiar frustrations Your weekly dose of fun! Health Canada greenlights AstraZeneca COVID-19 drug to prevent infection The drug, named Evusheld, is intended for people who cannot receive a typical vaccine or for whom vaccines alone won't provide enough immunity. Highway to . . . better surgery? Study examines how AC/DC and the Beatles impacted laparoscopic performance Researchers studied how different genres of music, combined with different volumes, impacted novice surgeon's speed and accuracy. Saskatchewan woman alleges hospital broke her premature baby's leg Teelah Soosay said her seven-month-old baby, Tobias, has been in the Jim Pattinson Children's Hospital in Saskatoon since his birth in September. Tough two weeks ahead for Quebec ERs dealing with COVID-19, influenza, sick staff First Previous 614 615 616 617 618 Next Last
