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- 4/5/2022
POLL: How would you most like to respond to an angry patient?
Take our weekly physician poll. - 4/5/2022
POLL: Is your pharmacy seeing more demand for cold and flu remedies?
At the start of the pandemic, there was a marked drop in demand for typical cold and flu remedies. As Canadians have started to get out and about as restrictions lift, is your pharmacy seeing an uptick in demand for these medicines? - 4/5/2022
Health workers have a small budget request to tackle the Canadian care crisis: a plan
Doctors, nurses and other health workers have reduced their hours and left the industry in droves, their professional associations say, but there is no national plan to figure out exactly how many have been lost or how to replace them. - 4/4/2022
B.C. offers fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to seniors, most vulnerable
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says those vaccinations have already begun and people over age 70 in the community will be getting invitations in the coming weeks for a second booster shot. - 4/4/2022
Thousands of Ontario students behind on vaccines usually administered in schools
In Toronto alone, an estimated 73,000 students in Grades 7 through 12 are behind by at least one dose in their Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus and meningococcal vaccines. - 4/4/2022
NACI: Provinces should prep to offer 2nd COVID-19 booster shots
The committee says governments should prioritize people over the age of 80 and people living in long-term care. - 4/4/2022
UBC biochemist Pieter Cullis wins Gairdner Award for role in COVID-19 vaccines
When he established his lab in the 1980s, Pieter Cullis says he never could have fathomed that his "curiosity-based'' research would play a critical role in vaccines that have benefited hundreds of millions. - 4/4/2022
Calgary researchers say there may be a link between fracking and premature births
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, involves directional drilling and injecting large amounts of fluid into wells to extract oil and natural gas. - 4/4/2022
How e-prescribing has helped me find balance between in-person and virtual care
Dr. Soreya Dhanji started using PrescribeIT, Canada Health Infoway’s e-prescribing tool, when the pandemic began and finds when pharmacists have questions it is so much easier having the questions come right into her EMR. - 4/4/2022
Do people with diabetes benefit from low- and no-calorie sweetened beverages?
Canadian study finds some benefits but with some caveats.