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- 5/30/2022
Quebec to use HPV test to screen for cervical cancer, replacing Pap test
The Health Department says the province will systematically offer HPV testing for cervical cancer screening to all women aged 25 to 65, every five years. - 5/30/2022
Fish tales from the other side of the pond
You can liberate the fish, but as Dr. Gary Kinney explains, you can’t ensure they’ll survive the battle. - 5/30/2022
From Latin poetry to sham surgery: A history of placebos
Technically speaking, we have been using placebos for thousands of years. Ancient medicines and rituals practiced by earlier humans were often (at best) medically inert. The Ebers Papyrus (1500 B.C.) listed hundreds of prescriptions used in ancient Egypt, with modern study finding the vast majority to be “medically worthless.” Whether intentional or not, these were placebo interventions. - 5/30/2022
B.C. starts Burnaby Hospital upgrade as rural hospitals face weekend ward closures
British Columbia's hospital system is "teetering'' and in need of more federal funding, Premier John Horgan said, as he addressed recent temporary ward closures at hospitals in rural communities. - 5/30/2022
Why stress-related illness is so hard to diagnose, and how a patient-centred playful approach can help
Allostatic load makes people vulnerable to various types of cardiac, gastrointestinal, endocrinological, immunological, neurological, metabolic and psychiatric problems. - 5/30/2022
Canada announces decriminalization plan for drug users in B.C.
The three-year exemption effective Jan. 31 will apply to drug users 18 and over and include opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA, also known as ecstasy. - 5/29/2022
WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
Most monkeypox patients experience only fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body. - 5/29/2022
This pain is not age-related! Why won't anyone listen?
After too many years of chronic pain, a proper diagnosis gives elite athlete Dr. Janet Green her life back. - 5/26/2022
Interpreting lipid parameters
Monitoring serum lipids is a common practice for patients with, or at risk of, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). - 5/26/2022
Obstructive sleep apnea behind drivers falling asleep at the wheel
A growing problem and a danger on the road, but many in Canada remain undiagnosed.