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- 8/22/2022
Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5
Vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers opened in the U.S. in June after months of delay. - 8/22/2022
'It's bad': Opioids killed more Ontarians in second year of pandemic than first
The data also shows the death rate dropped by 10% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time frame last year. - 8/21/2022
Canada buys up millions more doses of Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine
The government and the company also agreed to convert six million doses of the company's original COVID-19 Spikevax vaccine to bivalent doses. - 8/21/2022
What if we could rate our patients and colleagues?
Dr. Jabir Jassam proposes a website to evaluate the best—and worst—of our patients and others. - 8/21/2022
Ontario doctor alleged to have killed 4 people around same date in 2021: documents
Dr. Brian Nadler was initially charged with first-degree murder last year in the death of 89-year-old Albert Poidinger at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital. - 8/21/2022
As fall COVID-19 surge looms, is it worth waiting for an Omicron tailored vaccine?
Health Canada is currently reviewing bivalent booster candidates from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, which leaves some Canadians debating whether to wait for the revamped shots or go for a booster now. - 8/21/2022
Stigma against psychedelics could fade with decriminalization in B.C.
Some experts say there is medical value to several substances that have been otherwise caught up in the the 'war on drugs.' - 8/21/2022
Nitrosamine impurity found in diabetes drug
FDA allows continued sale of drug, noting that risk outweighs patient benefit. - 8/21/2022
Lot of pms-Hydromorphone recalled due to packaging error that could lead to overdose
Products from the lot may contain tablets of a higher strength than labelled. - 8/21/2022
Calm in the chaos: Canadian Medical Association's first Indigenous leader takes helm
The new CMA president has spent the past year shadowing his predecessor, pediatrician Dr. Katharine Smart, who is based in Whitehorse.