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- 6/9/2022
What role should nurse practitioners play in fixing healthcare?
There's no doubt that family medicine is in crisis, but Dr. Sohail Gandhi questions whether NPs will be the answer. - 6/9/2022
Ontario's chief medical officer of health planning for round of boosters in the fall
In an interview, Dr. Moore says there will be another booster dose available for the people most at-risk, with the potential to then open it up to the general public. - 6/9/2022
What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine boosters?
With patients reluctant to get additional boosters, Dr. Noorali Bharwani examines the evidence. - 6/9/2022
Canada’s poor health data infrastructure can be deadly
But we can still build a world-class system. - 6/9/2022
Quebec politicians say more time is needed to pass expanded assisted dying bill
Christian Dube says the members of the committee studying the bill have agreed that the subject is too complex to be pushed through without all the necessary time needed to study it. - 6/8/2022
The (pharmacy) funny pages: Bless this mess
Your weekly dose of giggles—take two with or without your morning coffee, and try not to spill! - 6/8/2022
Pilot project for new family doctor funding model launches in Nova Scotia
Health Minister Michelle Thompson says three family physician clinics with 19 doctors will participate in the pilot. - 6/8/2022
Daily steps reduce all-cause mortality
Canadian doc offers tips on how to inspire patients to do daily steps. - 6/8/2022
WHO: COVID origins unclear, but lab leak theory needs study
An expert group drafted by the World Health Organization to help investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic says further research is needed to determine how COVID-19 first began, including a more detailed analysis of the possibility it was a laboratory accident. - 6/8/2022
Canadian doctors say medical delays from COVID-19 led to more advanced cancer cases
Dr. Helmut Hollenhorst, senior medical director for Nova Scotia's cancer care program, says he thinks cancer patients are presenting with more advanced disease due to pandemic-induced missed or delayed medical appointments. - 6/8/2022
Novel in-ear technology could allow chewing to replace the batteries in hearing aids
My PhD project consists of modelling the deformations of the ear canal created by the movements of the jaw. My results will contribute to a better evaluation of the energy that might come from these deformations.