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- 5/3/2022
Launch national pharmacare with free birth control, NDP pitches
Singh says one of the things the government can do immediately to improve reproductive rights in Canada is to make contraceptives free and accessible as part of a national pharmacare plan. - 5/3/2022
Risk for specific types of dementia varies in people with diabetes
Lower risk for Alzheimer disease a surprise. - 5/3/2022
Early transgender identity tends to endure, study suggests
The research involved 317 youngsters who were 3 to 12 years old when they were recruited to the study. - 5/3/2022
Pharmacy Own-HER-Ship: The plight of women in pharmacy leadership in a female-dominated field
Pharmacy is a female-dominated field and yet there remains a considerable gender disparity in pharmacy leadership and ownership. Women often face gender-specific challenges, including a lack of recognition, support, and mentorship opportunities. Highlighting the stories of women in pharmacy and shedding light on systemic issues is the first step toward equitable representation. - 5/2/2022
U.S. court's plan to overturn abortion rights could exacerbate inequities in Canada
While the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States has not yet been finalized, Arthur said those working in the field have for the past several years expected Roe v. Wade would eventually be overturned. - 5/2/2022
Royal College threatens to withdraw accreditation if improvements aren't made at 3 Canadian medical training programs
The college had given the university a deadline of two years to improve the situation. - 5/2/2022
New position statement on improving transition from pediatrics for youth with complex healthcare needs
The statement urged “flexible age cut-offs for transfer to adult care,” which should take each patient’s developmental stage and capacity into account. - 5/2/2022
P.E.I. chiropractors want to be able to order x-rays directly: association
Chris McCarthy, the association's president said that requiring patients to go to their family doctors for requisitions for x-rays slows down their care. - 5/2/2022
What does an ER doctor/thriller novelist do all day?
A life in the day of Dr. Daniel Kalla. - 5/2/2022
Report: U.S. Supreme Court draft suggests Roe v. Wade could be overturned
Whatever the outcome, the Politico report late Monday represents an extremely rare breach of the court's secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. - 5/2/2022
Health minister says 7 of 250 surgeries transferred out of Red Deer, Alta., hospital
AHS confirmed it had to divert the patients to other care centres in central Alberta or to Edmonton and Calgary due primarily to a shortage of clinical assistants who help in the surgeries. - 5/1/2022
Eye changes that lead to retinopathy start in prediabetes
Prediabetes may not be as benign as thought. Results were published in Diabetes Care.