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- 10/21/2013
P.E.I. tech jailed two years for theft
Phyllis Shirlene Curtis, 38, stole hundreds of prescription narcotics from her employer. - 10/21/2013
Ottawa Public Housing boss takes new job at Victorian Order of Nurses
The head of the city’s social-housing agency is quitting to lead the Victorian Order of Nurses, she announced Wednesday afternoon. - 10/21/2013
Nurse gives orphan refugee a Canadian home
Sometimes, it really does take a village. A pediatrician, a lawyer, a friend, a sister, a mother and most of all a remarkable Toronto nurse have come together to give an orphan refugee girl a home in Canada. - 10/21/2013
NICU program that gives parents charge of baby's care cuts stress, helps infant
Jennifer Tano slips her hands through the openings in the isolette, gently snugging into place what seems like an impossibly tiny diaper on her infant son Thomas. Her eyes scan an overhead monitor that tracks his vital signs, taking in his pulse and respiration rate with what has become practised ease. - 10/21/2013
New online tools facilitate implementation of 2013 Canadian diabetes guidelines
Five core themes support optimal treatment decisions at point of care. - 10/21/2013
Moderate physical activity helps reduce incidence of adolescent diabetes: study
MONTREAL | Long considered an adult-only disease, type 2 diabetes is becoming more prevalent among children. Children as young as eight years of age are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and the incidence appears to be increasing rapidly. - 10/21/2013
HRT risks confirmed
- 10/21/2013
Hospitals continue to review ER wait times
A few weeks ago we talked about surgical wait times. Here's the sequel I promised on Emergency Room (ER) wait times. Waiting in the ER is a topic we can all relate to. - 10/21/2013
DISPATCH: When a patient is racist . . .
In an interview on the CBC radio program White Coat, Black Art, Dr. Sanjeet Saluja, a Sikh ER physician at McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, spoke about the challenges of dealing with racist patients. - 10/21/2013
Diabetes drugs: What’s safe for the heart?
The cardiac safety of antihyperglycemic agents has been a controversial topic in recent years. We sort out what practitioners really need to know