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- 7/6/2022
‘I’m only human after all. Don’t put your blame on me’
After a particularly tough visit with an angry patient suffering from depression, Dr. Jabir Jassam decides to bring the visit up after the patient had been treated with antidepressants. - 7/6/2022
Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father
Patrick Belanger, 23, said his experience is a warning for residents of Quebec and all Canadians who take pride in a universal healthcare system because doctors in other provinces could deny treatment to Quebecers by maintaining they won't be compensated. - 7/5/2022
Doctors at Moncton Hospital did detective work to investigate induced labour case
A newly released court document reveals the detective work officials at the Moncton Hospital did to try to determine why the hospital was seeing a high rate of emergency caesarean sections between 2017 and 2019. - 7/5/2022
Ontario likely in new COVID wave driven by BA.5 subvariant, science table says
Dr. Fahad Razak, scientific director of the group, says the highly infectious BA.5 variant also appears to be more immune evasive, meaning people who were recently infected can catch the virus again soon after. - 7/5/2022
Family medicine residents aren't biting at B.C's new two-year contract offer
Recent medical graduates from UBC haven't snapped up the chance of a $295,457 contract that includes a signing bonus and thousands in debt forgiveness. So, why not? - 7/5/2022
Case report: back pain
A ‘picture’ of a common problem—with an uncommon twist. A new case Dr. Robert Dickson just saw in his clinic. - 7/5/2022
More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out
Canada signed a contract with AstraZeneca in 2020 to get 20 million doses of its vaccine, and 2.3 million Canadians received at least one dose of it, mostly between March and June 2021. - 7/5/2022
U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID pill
The announcement comes as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising again, though they remain near their lowest levels since the coronavirus outbreak began in 2020. - 7/5/2022
Not enough bodies: UBC cadaver donation program numbers have dropped off
Medical and other types of students gain valuable insights from working with real human bodies that cab't be found in a textbooks. - 7/5/2022
Poliovirus in London sewage—what you need to know
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a devastating disease that historically has caused paralysis and death around the world. It is caused by polioviruses, small RNA viruses that can damage cells in the nervous system. - 7/5/2022
POLL: Is inflation affecting you patients' ability to pay for their medications?
With gas and food prices climbing, the cost of living for many Canadians is getting harder to handle. - 7/5/2022
Newfoundland and Labrador replaces health minister amid doctor shortages
The bustling Newfoundland town of Bonavista held a community meeting last week about its lack of doctors, as its emergency room faces intermittent closures this summer due to staffing shortages.