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- 8/29/2022
Vegan mom gets life in prison for starvation death of son
Sheila O'Leary, 38, whose family followed a strict vegan diet, was convicted in June on six charges. - 8/29/2022
D.C. children's hospital harassed over trans youth services
Far-right social media accounts and news outlets have also targeted hospitals in Pittsburgh, Phoenix and other major cities for their gender care programs. - 8/29/2022
A day in a life of a family physician
As this play-by-play reveals, there are not enough hours in the day for the family doctor, says Dr. Alykhan Abdulla. - 8/29/2022
Pharmacist channels pandemic burnout into humanitarian effort
Ontario’s Kristen Watt heads to Zambia to provide medical care to vulnerable children. - 8/29/2022
Racialized people had higher mortality rates from COVID 19: Statistics Canada
Black people had the highest mortality rate—more than two times higher than non-racialized residents. - 8/28/2022
Labour shortage forces P.E.I. hospital to warn of reduced access to epidurals
The statement says the reduction is not related to the ongoing countrywide epidural supply issue. - 8/28/2022
'Heartbreaking loss': B.C. agency looks into ambulance call after infant death report
BC Emergency Health Services said its "deepest condolences go out to the family and the community.'' - 8/28/2022
Ontario's science table says province plans to create smaller group of advisers
The science table's memo to Public Health Ontario, sent this week, sets out a long list of concerns with what they describe as the agency's plan. - 8/28/2022
Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents
Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax. - 8/28/2022
Preventing delirium protects seniors in hospital, but could also ease overcrowding and ER backlogs
Delirium affects up to 25% of older persons presenting to hospital, and is acquired by a further 25% while in hospital.