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- 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. - 7/11/2022
New Brunswick lowers age for second COVID booster as Omicron variants cause concern
Health officials say residents 18 and over can obtain a second booster of COVID-19 vaccine if at least five months have passed since their third shot. - 7/10/2022
How common are primary psycho dermatologic conditions?
Skin-picking, hair-pulling, delusional parasitosis can appear as skin problems but may need psychiatric assessment. - 7/10/2022
A new urban Indigenous health centre is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia
The centre will open with three doctors working part time alongside a full-time nurse practitioner and a family practice nurse, and Dr. Young says recruitment is ongoing to add a fourth physician. - 7/10/2022
When the peer reviewer calls, encore
Two decades after his first practice audit, Dr. George Burden was concerned this time wouldn’t go quite as well. - 7/10/2022
B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12 plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected
The advantage of getting the second booster shot this fall is that new Pfizer and Moderna vaccines better adapted to fight Omicron variants are likely to be available. - 7/10/2022
Thunder Bay health centre and pharmacy team up to provide enhanced primary care
With an increasing demand for expanded services and continued support from the community, the partners built their new, state-of-the-art location in Kakabeka Falls in May. - 7/10/2022
Pharmacists: What keeps you going?
In an upcoming feature article, we'll be looking at some of the ways in which pharmacists are finding joy, motivation and reasons for positivity in their pharmacy practice. - 7/10/2022
Canadian government looking into potential legal risks of providing abortions to U.S. patients
A Health Canada spokeswoman says the government is examining the issue in response to concerns raised by the Canadian Medical Protective Association. - 7/10/2022
Public healthcare system on 'brink of disaster,' Canadian nurses federation says
The federation says its proposals focus on retaining nurses, encouraging them to return to the profession and the public healthcare system, and new measures to recruit and train the next generation.