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- 11/21/2022
B.C. physicians voting on a 13% to 15.2% increase
More details out on three-year fee deal being voted on until Dec. 5. - 11/21/2022
Halifax proposes 'sobering centre' for highly impaired as alternative to lockup
The proposal recommended by city staff is for a 30-bed centre with a $1.3-million annual cost that would be shared with the province. - 11/21/2022
Many seniors have a vitamin B12 deficiency: study
Researchers suggest simple—but specific—dietary changes would help. - 11/21/2022
Alberta NDP calls for premier to come clean on pursuing healthcare user fees
A report and interviews last year saw now Premier Danielle Smith argue that Alberta's health system is bending badly under the weight of soaring costs—and that only a healthy injection of user-pay and insurance industry thinking can fix it. - 11/21/2022
Smartphone potential harborers of significant allergens: study
Those with allergies and asthma advised to clean phones more often to avoid triggers - 11/21/2022
Effects of empagliflozin on hyperuricaemia and heart failure
Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, induces a rapid and sustained reduction in serum uric acid levels and decreases the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure. - 11/21/2022
Case report: a wart problem
As Dr. Robert Dickson notes, warts are a frequently frustrating problem for patients and a challenge for physicians. - 11/20/2022
Pediatric cell-based vaccine as good as egg-based vaccine for influenza, clinical trial
An important advancement in pediatric influenza vaccines. - 11/20/2022
Camzyos approved to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Health Canada approves use in patients with common form of heart disease. - 11/20/2022
2022 tax forms in Ontario, Nunavut to offer access to organ donor information
The federal government has announced the two jurisdictions have agreed to participate in the service being offered by the Canada Revenue Agency. - 11/20/2022
NDP asks for Queen's Park unanimous consent in bid to improve trans healthcare
The bill would have required the province's health minister to form an advisory committee to improve Ontario's gender-affirming healthcare.