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- 5/8/2022
Hang in there, parents: Brain science shows teen annoyance part of normal development
As many mothers of young children are celebrated with homemade cards and sticky kisses for Mother's Day, moms of teens may be wondering why their kids just seem irritated by their presence. - 5/8/2022
Low-dose aspirin for CVD and colorectal cancer prevention no longer recommended
U.S. statement shows an aspirin a day won’t keep the doctor away, but Canadian doc says still needed for secondary prevention. - 5/8/2022
Certain lots of popular eye drops recalled
Health Canada says some bottles may contain ingredients not listed on the label. - 5/8/2022
Ontario Liberals pledge to add COVID-19 vaccine to school immunization list
Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said the best way to get back to normal is to make classrooms safer. - 5/5/2022
Public health agency trying to find out how many Canadians struggling with long COVID
The public health agency says there have been reports of more than 100 symptoms associated with the condition. - 5/5/2022
Here to help: 3 cardio long COVID issues nuclear medicine can shed light on
The specialty of nuclear medicine is well positioned to provide further assessment of certain COVID-19 patients. - 5/5/2022
Virus found in pig heart used in human transplant
A major worry about animal-to-human transplants is the risk that it could introduce new kinds of infections to people. - 5/5/2022
How UPCCs are trying—but failing—to solve Victoria's FP shortage and what locals are doing about it
British Columbia has pumped a lot of money into urgent and primary care centres. But some dealing with the ramifications of a major doctor shortage in Victoria say they're less cost effective, can't provide the best care by their very nature and aren't the way forward out of this crisis. - 5/4/2022
WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19
The U.N. health agency's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the newly calculated figure as "sobering,'' saying it should prompt countries to invest more in their capacities to quell future health emergencies. - 5/4/2022
Canadians' trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic
Outbreak intelligence analysts BlueDot prepared reports using anonymized data for the Public Health Agency of Canada to help it understand travel patterns during the pandemic. - 5/4/2022
Physician assistants say they could help ease pressure on Nova Scotia health system
Outside of the military, there are just three physician assistants working in Nova Scotia. They were hired as part of a three-year pilot project that began in 2020 in an orthopedic department. - 5/4/2022
At home medicated abortions improve access to care: advocates
Some abortion clinics and doctor's offices offer "no-touch'' abortions up to 10 weeks, a service that's become more common over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.