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- 3/13/2022
Nearly all COVID-19 restrictions, including vaccine passport, lifted across Quebec
With the exception of mask mandates, all other rules came to an end. Restaurants, bars, casinos and other large entertainment venues are now able to open without capacity limits. - 3/13/2022
Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth parents
District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to compel the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate reports of youth receiving such care. - 3/13/2022
Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia proposed the new role of associate physician in April 2020 to address the province's healthcare needs, allowing doctors who weren't eligible for a full licence to work under physician supervision. - 3/13/2022
A new meth in Manitoba
Has meth lost its reputation as a 'dirty drug,' making people more likely to be willing to try it out? - 3/13/2022
Loblaw Companies buying Lifemark Health Group for $845 million in cash
Lifemark, owned by Audax Private Equity, provides physiotherapy, massage therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, mental health and other rehabilitation services. - 3/13/2022
How pharmacists can help their patients ensure continuity in medication adherence and management during an emergency
As trusted healthcare providers, pharmacists are best positioned to help their patients ensure continuity in their medication adherence and management during an emergency. - 3/13/2022
Chemotherapy doesn’t increase the risk of death from COVID-19
But cancer patients with comorbidities, older age, or hematological cancers do have increased risk - 3/10/2022
Pharmacies in Europe see surge in demand for iodine as worry over Russia's actions grows
The CDC notes that taking KI only does specific things in relation to nuclear concerns. - 3/10/2022
Doctors on planes
Canadian physicians recount anecdotes about unusual experiences providing medical care when called to do so on a flight. - 3/10/2022
'Tsunami is here': Saskatchewan seeing a decline in active family doctors
For nearly 10 years, Dr. Tima Mitchell has operated a family clinic, but she says she's now at a breaking point. - 3/9/2022
Understanding intersectionality is at the core of building more equitable healthcare in Canada
Twenty years ago, when I was narrowing down the residency programs to which I would apply, internal medicine rose to the top of my list. A major part of what drew me to it was the challenge of its complexity: the required knowledge of our bodies’ systems as discrete parts and also how they interact. - 3/9/2022
Mental illness linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease
Researchers urge clinicians to use 30-year cardiovascular risk estimates for young adults with serious mental illness to reduce risk before it's too late.