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- 8/3/2023
Alberta expands medical lab test to reduce long waits, particularly in Calgary
The government-owned Alberta Precision Laboratories is to offer 400 new community testing appointments at the South Health Campus and the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary beginning Saturday. - 8/3/2023
Legionnaires’ disease could be connected to N.S. hospital’s cooling system
As of Thursday, there were nine confirmed cases of the disease and 20 unconfirmed cases in the area, including a handful of confirmed and potential cases at the Glen Haven Manor nursing home next to the hospital. - 8/3/2023
Pension basics for self-employed professionals and business owners
The Canadian doctor who writes as the ‘loonie doctor’ outlines some info that might help if as a doctor you’re feeling pension envy. - 8/3/2023
Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says
The drug, developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi, is expected to be ready in the fall before the RSV season, typically November through March. - 8/2/2023
Everything B.C. docs need to know about the ICBC's Specialized Physician Services Report
The ICBC and Doctors of BC have co-developed a fresh form. - 8/2/2023
CPSA seeking new members for its Competence Committee
The committee meets up to three times a year and the role is compensated with an honorarium. - 8/2/2023
N.S. invests $5.6 million for first physician assistant program in Atlantic Canada
The province is investing $5.6 million to get the program up and running followed by $1.5 million in annual funding. - 8/2/2023
Are we in this together?
The nursing collective is hindering the advancement of the PA profession despite irrefutable evidence of the value of PAs, says a PA student (who also has a nursing degree). - 8/1/2023
Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next 3 decades, new study finds
Aging and obesity are likely to be the two primary drivers of the expected rise in diabetes. - 8/1/2023
A therapeutic revolution: What will the treatments of the future look like?
Genetics and artificial intelligence will be at the heart of a therapeutic revolution in the years to come, making it possible to treat previously incurable pathologies.