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- 2/22/2022
Drugs used in recovery and how they work
Addiction is an inability to stop consuming certain drugs, alcohol, or nicotine. While people may feel comfort when they use such substances, they are harmful to both mental and physical health. Fortunately, addictions may be successfully treated with therapy and medication. - 2/22/2022
How do you retain your best pharmacy staff?
We have all experienced various aspects of change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our lives have altered in ways we had never imagined. Our experience and relationship with our environment have become more tense and cautious. Our faces are half covered to prevent infection and our fear of COVID-19 infection dictates the way we behave. When it comes to business, how has this pandemic changed the pharmacy labour force scene? - 2/21/2022
The book of awesome: A few of our favourite things
Throughout the Joy Issue of the Medical Post, we've peppered in some of our favourite medical moments. - 2/21/2022
The book of awesome: The A to Z of little joys in medicine
Sometimes it’s the little things that bring joy to medicine. Hear from members of the Medical Post’s physician advisory board and other doctors, an alphabet’s worth for our Joy Issue. - 2/21/2022
First Nation health ombudsperson's office to be established in Saskatchewan
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Saskatchewan says the office will work to ensure First Nations people feel safe reporting discrimination when accessing health services. - 2/21/2022
B.C. government adding 602 nursing seats in a move to address skills gap
The survey found 51% of those working in emergency departments and intensive care units said the pandemic has made them more likely to leave the profession in the next two years. - 2/21/2022
Everyone is a doctor
Dr. Google—without filtering and sifting—has caused more problems instead of providing solutions. It isn't just anxious patients who are changing, says Dr. Jabir Jassam. - 2/21/2022
How to invest during periods of high inflation
Are you nervous about inflation? Do you know how to invest during periods of high inflation? Dr. Matt Poyner outlines his thoughts. - 2/21/2022
Omitting indoor air quality from COVID-19 guidance for shelters and long-term care homes is a grave mistake
Our team, which includes researchers with expertise in indoor air quality, engineering, epidemiology, public health and knowledge translation, conducted a detailed study of the public, written guidance PHO has produced specifically for institutions such as long-term care homes, shelters, group homes and correctional facilities. - 2/21/2022
Swabbing floors to detect COVID-19 could be a useful indicator of the disease’s spread
Omicron spreads so quickly that it is no longer feasible to use individual testing to track how many people are infected in a population. And that means we no longer have the basic information we need to inform public health mitigation policies. New strategies for keeping tabs on the virus are needed. - 2/21/2022
Vaccine hesitancy: Why ‘doing your own research’ doesn’t work, but reason alone won’t change minds
Earlier last fall, a celebrity's COVID-19 vaccine comments drew a lot of—divided—attention. In September, when Nicki Minaj tweeted about her cousin in Trinidad, some ridiculed it, while others—including the White House—offered to put her in touch with medical experts who could correct her misconceptions. Both types of response are equally futile.