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- 1/8/2023
B.C. paramedics, government announce tentative deal after talks with veteran mediator
A joint statement Saturday from the Health Employers Association of B.C. and the Ambulance Paramedics and Ambulance Dispatchers Bargaining Association says the tentative deal was reached with the assistance of mediator Vince Ready. - 1/8/2023
Feds must enforce vaping penalties to protect kids: advocates
The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act aims to walk the narrow line between giving people who smoke a safer alternative to combustible tobacco products and protecting youth and people who don't already smoke from taking up vaping. - 1/8/2023
Heart screening may not have prevented NFL player Hamlin's collapse
Damar Hamlin's health history has not been made public. The 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety remains hospitalized, but doctors say he's making remarkable progress, talking and breathing on his own. - 1/8/2023
New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids
It's the first guidance on childhood obesity in 15 years from the American Academy of Pediatrics. - 1/8/2023
U.S. drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems
A rush of vaccines, virus tests and a busy flu season started overwhelming pharmacies more than a year ago, forcing many to temporarily close when workers weren't available. - 1/8/2023
Cold and flu medication shortage across Canada is a 'wake up call,' pharmacists say
People across the country are struggling to find adult cold, cough and flu medications, right on the heels of a children's fever and pain medication shortage that still hasn't been fully resolved. - 1/8/2023
Canadians should be allowed to fund their medical residency
Many Canadians go abroad to study medicine hoping to return to Canada but it isn’t easy. A health lawyer argues we should allow Canadians to self-fund their own residency by offering the funding to training hospitals. - 1/5/2023
A kiss is just a kiss—or is it?
Dr. Gary Kinney explores the origin and usefulness of puckering up in the modern day. - 1/5/2023
Is bariatric surgery the best way to manage obesity?
As Dr. Noorali Bharwani notes, long-term success still hinges on healthy eating and exercise. - 1/5/2023
One of the largest-ever collections of Chinese medicinal artifacts isn't where you might expect to find it
Once an apothecary and general store, the Kam Wah Chung museum in John Day, Ore. looks much like it did in the 1940s.