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- 7/12/2022
People 50 and older can now get second COVID-19 boosters in Newfoundland and Labrador
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says residents as young as 50 can start making appointments today but cannot receive a second booster until at least 20 weeks has past from their first one. - 7/12/2022
Diabetes medications protect against blinding diseases
Metformin and other treatments reduce risk for glaucoma, AMD, but effect varies. - 7/12/2022
Can we prevent heart disease and cancer by taking vitamins and minerals?
North Americans spend tens of billions on nutritional supplements each year—so what are they getting out of them? - 7/11/2022
Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures
Hospitals have cited critical staff shortages for the closures and organizations representing doctors and nurses have noted that workers are burned out and leaving their roles after two years on the front lines of the pandemic. - 7/11/2022
Toronto woman unable to work due to long-COVID has started the process for MAiD
Former chef Tracey Thompson emphasized in an interview that she does not wish to die, but with no means of financial support feels well and truly out of options. - 7/11/2022
Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane
When Brandy Bottone got pulled over for driving by herself in an HOV lane just days after Roe v. Wade was overturned, she pointed to her pregnant belly and said her unborn daughter now counts as a person. - 7/11/2022
Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the dead
New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs. - 7/11/2022
More than 100 healthcare professionals challenge rejection of psilocybin access
In 2020, Health Canada started granting exemptions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Actto provide psychedelics treatment to patients suffering from end-of-life psychological distress, treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder. - 7/11/2022
Some Albertans will soon need a referral from doctor for PCR testing, province says
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, says Alberta can expect to see waves of COVID-19 continue into the fall. - 7/11/2022
A sick doctor shouldn’t wait eight hours in the ER
Dr. Jabir Jassam makes the case for more professional courtesy in certain situations.