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- 11/15/2022
The mouth speaks: Ask your patients about their oral health
The mouth is literally a viral factory, and it is the gateway to the rest of the body. Indeed, gum disease, otherwise known as periodontitis, has now been shown to be a better predictor of COVID-19 severity than a patient's age. This is HUGE. - 11/15/2022
Half of Quebec nursing students fail September licensing exam, probe launched
Jennifer Gunville, 30, is among the 51% of nursing students in the province who took the September exam and failed to get the minimum passing grade—55%. - 11/15/2022
B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for 'heavy hand' of mask mandate
Dr. Bonnie Henry said while influenza cases are up, 90% of people in the province have some immunity to the COVID-19 virus through vaccination, infection or both. - 11/14/2022
Case report: two-step TB testing
With the many students coming into his clinic for immunizations, Dr. Robert Dickson encounters an interesting TB skin test result. - 11/14/2022
Health Canada won't say how much new kids' pain medicine coming, where it's going
Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma says the first signs of supply issues arose in April but it wasn't until August that companies warned their efforts to increase supplies were failing. - 11/14/2022
A simple approach to improving gestational diabetes management
Study shows patients on simple insulin regimen experienced improvements in all primary measures. - 11/14/2022
Drug shortages worsen across Canada, extends beyond children's pain and fever meds
Industry experts say there is a growing list of medications that are running low or out of stock. - 11/14/2022
Walmart offers to pay US$3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
The retail giant's announcement follows similar proposals on Nov. 2 from the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co. - 11/14/2022
Alberta replaces chief medical officer of health who oversaw COVID-19 pandemic
Premier Danielle Smith announced on her first day in office a month ago that Dr. Hinshaw would be replaced. - 11/14/2022
Public Health Agency of Canada says flu epidemic has begun as rates rise
The agency's FluWatch report says Canada has now entered a flu epidemic, which is declared most years after the threshold of a 5% positivity rate is surpassed.