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- 5/24/2022
Germany: Fake doctor gets life in prison for patient deaths
The prosecutors claimed that the woman acted on the basis of an excessive need for recognition. - 5/24/2022
How psychological aspects of healing are important for hospital design
Long before COVID-19 made the public aware of the importance of good air ventilation, designers have been concerned with how physical environments affect people’s well-being and mental health. - 5/24/2022
Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe
Dr. David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO's emergencies department, told the Associated Press that the leading theory to explain the spread of the disease was sexual transmission at raves held in Spain and Belgium. - 5/24/2022
How to approach change management in your pharmacy
Change is a must. Change is the future, however small, for pharmacy. It’s been a while since I have written an article and it took me some time to think about a topic that is relevant yet important. Then I thought, there is nothing else more relevant to talk about than change. - 5/19/2022
How rural Canada can attract and retain international healthcare providers: Address discrimination, provide support
Recruiting internationally educated healthcare professionals to work in underserved communities is not new. However, challenges in keeping them in these communities persist. - 5/19/2022
Dementia metaphors help describe the condition, but can also perpetuate stigma and hinder treatment
Some metaphors of dementia include comparisons to zombies or children. We see this when someone refers to the experience of dementia as “regressing to childhood” or as being “the walking dead.” - 5/19/2022
170 Saskatchewan pharmacies can now prescribe Paxlovid
Previously, the medication could only be prescribed through a central team at the province's health authority. - 5/19/2022
Laboratory mice are usually distressed and overweight, calling into question research findings
Over 120 million laboratory rats and mice are used worldwide each year. Many are used to study distressing conditions like cancer, arthritis and chronic pain, and nearly all spend their lives in small, empty box-like cages: a kind of permanent lockdown.