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- 1/2/2023
Montreal hospitals developing artificial intelligence system to reduce ER wait times
Abhishek Gupta, founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, says algorithms can be useful to help reduce wait times, but he warns that the hospital will have to be careful to avoid perpetuating biases. - 1/2/2023
Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam
Love-Robinson first came to national attention in 2016 as an 18-year-old when he was arrested after opening The New Birth New Life Medical Center, identifying himself as "Dr. Love.'' - 1/2/2023
Ransomware group LockBit apologizes saying 'partner' was behind SickKids attack
A global ransomware operator issued an apology and offered to unlock the data targeted in a ransomware attack on Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, a move cybersecurity experts say is rare, if not unprecedented. - 1/2/2023
POLL: Is your Ontario pharmacy already seeing demand for new minor ailment prescribing
As of Jan. 1, 2023, pharmacists in Ontario can prescribe for a new roster of minor ailments. Is your pharmacy already seeing a demand for these services just a few days in? - 1/1/2023
Dr. Style: Are you a physician with a flair for fashion?
Are you a doctor with a unique sense or style? Do you wear your cultural identity on your sleeve? Do you keep it classic or are you decidedly modern? - 12/31/2022
Steam pipe ruptures and injures two workers at Victoria General Hospital
Island Health says in a statement that the two hospital staff are receiving care, and no patients were injured or affected. - 12/30/2022
In other news archive: Top stories for physicians 2022-23
Your one-stop-shop for global headlines for physicians on the clinical to the political, and everything in between! - 12/29/2022
Parkinson’s disease drug may help teens with type 1 diabetes
Drug improves blood pressure, vessel characteristics. - 12/29/2022
Eating grapes increases UV protection in skin, reduces melanoma risk
But some foods increase the risk of photodamage. - 12/29/2022
Yukon permanently expands power of pharmacists to issue prescriptions
Goal is to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments.