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- 5/4/2022
Study uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death rates
A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in U.S. deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thursday. - 5/4/2022
Ye olde Ontario healthcare
We all know that there are some parts of healthcare in Canada that are quite archaic (fax machines and pagers anyone?) but I recently spent some time looking through the list of approved diagnostic codes for Ontario and was in for a bit of a shock! - 5/4/2022
The (medical) funny pages: Met Gala looks as medical specialities
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so they say. And in the eyes of one doc and Twitter user, the beauty of the looks on the red carpet of the Met Gala this past week hold some striking resemblances to different specialties in medicine. - 5/4/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Rúben Viegas: "I like to think of young leaders as plants that blossom and show their colours and fruits"
I like to think of young leaders as plants that blossom and show their colours and fruits. To do that, you need to nurture that plant with the essential nutrients and water it needs. It is the same for pharmacists, we need to keep learning, understand the advancements in the profession and the new technologies that come to support healthcare. - 5/4/2022
CPhA national survey finds 72% of pharmacy professionals considering leaving their job or the profession entirely
About half of pharmacy professionals said they experience abuse from the public at least weekly. - 5/4/2022
Youth eating disorder hospitalizations rise during pandemic: CIHI
The numbers show the rate of eating disorder hospitalizations in Canada was 15 per 100,000 in the two years leading up to the onset of the pandemic, and jumped to 20 per 100,000 in 2020-21. - 5/3/2022
Ford promises to maintain abortion access, other Ontario leaders pledge to expand it
Ford, who is seeking re-election, says he would not change anything in Ontario, but dodged questions about whether or not he welcomes anti-abortion views among members of his caucus. - 5/3/2022
Embracing complexity: Challenges and opportunities of treating those with substance misuse and mental illness
Some patients present a major challenge—how can the system better support complex cases? - 5/3/2022
Who will save primary care?
A look at why family medicine needs to ‘go big’ or disappear forever. - 5/3/2022
Liberals looking at Canada Health Act to ensure abortion right protected: Trudeau
During the election, the Liberals promised to introduce regulations under the Canada Health Act to ensure abortion services were clearly medically necessary and to be publicly funded.