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- 7/12/2022
What options do your patients with migraine have beyond pain meds?
Researchers have discovered that genetics and environmental factors play a role in the condition of migraine. - 7/12/2022
Can we prevent heart disease and cancer by taking vitamins and minerals?
North Americans spend tens of billions on nutritional supplements each year—so what are they getting out of them? - 7/12/2022
People 50 and older can now get second COVID-19 boosters in Newfoundland and Labrador
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says residents as young as 50 can start making appointments today but cannot receive a second booster until at least 20 weeks has past from their first one. - 7/12/2022
Ontario expands fourth dose eligibility to all adults amid seventh wave
The shots are being offered at five months after an individual has received their first booster dose. - 7/12/2022
Antibiotic use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of skin conditions, asthma in offspring
Their use may influence the ‘atopic march’ in young children. - 7/11/2022
New Brunswick lowers age for second COVID booster as Omicron variants cause concern
Health officials say residents 18 and over can obtain a second booster of COVID-19 vaccine if at least five months have passed since their third shot. - 7/11/2022
Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the dead
New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs. - 7/11/2022
Premiers tell federal government to start funding talks over 'crumbling' healthcare
It's been eight months since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to meet with the premiers to address their request for stable, long-term healthcare funding, and that meeting is overdue, Horgan told a news conference at the start of the final day of the premiers' Council of the Federation gathering in Victoria. - 7/11/2022
Some Albertans will soon need a referral from doctor for PCR testing, province says
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, says Alberta can expect to see waves of COVID-19 continue into the fall. - 7/11/2022
Toronto woman unable to work due to long-COVID has started the process for MAiD
Former chef Tracey Thompson emphasized in an interview that she does not wish to die, but with no means of financial support feels well and truly out of options. - 7/11/2022
More than 100 healthcare professionals challenge rejection of psilocybin access
In 2020, Health Canada started granting exemptions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Actto provide psychedelics treatment to patients suffering from end-of-life psychological distress, treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder. - 7/11/2022
A sick doctor shouldn’t wait eight hours in the ER
Dr. Jabir Jassam makes the case for more professional courtesy in certain situations.