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- 11/28/2022
Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
By Tuesday, some Twitter accounts were testing the new boundaries and celebrating the platform's hands-off approach, which comes after Twitter was purchased by Elon Musk. - 11/28/2022
Trudeau expresses support for Chinese protesters as show of dissent roils Beijing
Crowds in China angered by the controls have called on leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. - 11/28/2022
Caring for kids: Whose business is it anyway?
Quebec's decision to move pediatric primary care away from pediatricians to FPs is creating even more challenges. - 11/27/2022
Do ethics change based on the number of legs involved?
Dr. Gary Kinney wonders whether the sacred bug is still worth squashing sometimes. - 11/27/2022
New B.C. medical school at Simon Fraser to train next generation of doctors: premier
Dr. Roger Strasser, the founding dean and chief executive officer of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, will be the Simon Fraser school's interim dean. - 11/27/2022
Alberta not proceeding with Premier Smith's bill to protect COVID-19 unvaccinated
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rolling back on a promise to introduce legislation this fall that would have outlawed restrictions on people not vaccinated against COVID-19. - 11/27/2022
Surgeons work by flashlight as Ukraine power grid battered
Dr. Oleh Duda was in the middle of a particularly complicated surgery at a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, when he heard explosions nearby. - 11/27/2022
Twitter is still my medical home
Unlike other forums where physicians connect as fellow specialists or talk among themselves, Twitter has created a place where physicians and patients can exchange views and expertise to the advantage of both. - 11/27/2022
QUIZ: Protection, treatment and prevention of RSV
Can you answer these true or false questions about RSV? - 11/27/2022
Strong RSV vaccine data lifts hopes after years of futility
Vaccinating moms-to-be was nearly 82% effective at preventing severe cases of RSV in their babies’ most vulnerable first 90 days of life. - 11/27/2022
Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary to open heated trailer next to busy ER
Health officials said in mid-November that the Alberta Children's Hospital emergency department had been seeing more than 300 visits a day, compared to between about 180 and 220 before the latest surge. - 11/27/2022
B.C. announces measures to license more internationally trained doctors
The bylaw changes are expected to be implemented in the coming weeks, with the aim of allowing those doctors to practise in B.C. communities by January.