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- 11/17/2022
QUIZ: Cardiovascular disease in primary care
Test your knowledge of Canada’s harmonized prevention and treatment guideline. - 11/17/2022
Why South Asians are at increased risk for diabetes: A complex interplay of genetics, diet and history
In Canada, 14.4% of South Asians have Type 2 diabetes, the highest prevalence of any other ethnic group in the country. - 11/17/2022
Nova Scotia children's hospital sees historically high patient numbers
Dr. Andrew Lynk said Thursday that Halifax children's hospital IWK Health Centre is seeing patient numbers higher than he's experienced in his more than 30-year career. - 11/17/2022
Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new omicron subtypes
With relatives of BA.5 now on the rise, a question is how the new boosters will hold up. - 11/16/2022
Provincial and federal governments must both take immediate action on medicare crisis
Provincial governments, instead of responding to the problem with the urgency required, have launched a media campaign for more federal funding. - 11/16/2022
Chinese leaders face anger over second child’s quarantine death
Frustration at controls that are confining millions of people to their homes and sparking fights with health workers in China. - 11/16/2022
Chronically ill, but 'dying of poverty'
Madeline has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS, for more than 30 years after contracting mononucleosis twice in her younger years. - 11/16/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Anisha Kaur Sandhu: "...keeping busy and productive keeps me motivated and drives me to do better."
I firmly believe that to lead a purposeful life we need to have the humility to keep learning, the resilience to keep adapting and the passion to keep improving. - 11/16/2022
Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks
Dr. Bonnie Henry said 90% of people in B.C. have some immunity to COVID-19 through vaccination, infection or both. - 11/15/2022
Pandemic fatigue, divisive politics pose likely hurdles to return to masking: experts
Health authorities in Canada's two most populous provinces issued strong recommendations on Monday for people to mask up indoors.