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- 5/8/2022
Low-dose aspirin for CVD and colorectal cancer prevention no longer recommended
U.S. statement shows an aspirin a day won’t keep the doctor away, but Canadian doc says still needed for secondary prevention. - 5/5/2022
Here to help: 3 cardio long COVID issues nuclear medicine can shed light on
The specialty of nuclear medicine is well positioned to provide further assessment of certain COVID-19 patients. - 5/5/2022
How UPCCs are trying—but failing—to solve Victoria's FP shortage and what locals are doing about it
British Columbia has pumped a lot of money into urgent and primary care centres. But some dealing with the ramifications of a major doctor shortage in Victoria say they're less cost effective, can't provide the best care by their very nature and aren't the way forward out of this crisis. - 5/5/2022
Public health agency trying to find out how many Canadians struggling with long COVID
The public health agency says there have been reports of more than 100 symptoms associated with the condition. - 5/5/2022
Virus found in pig heart used in human transplant
A major worry about animal-to-human transplants is the risk that it could introduce new kinds of infections to people. - 5/4/2022
Ye olde Ontario healthcare
We all know that there are some parts of healthcare in Canada that are quite archaic (fax machines and pagers anyone?) but I recently spent some time looking through the list of approved diagnostic codes for Ontario and was in for a bit of a shock! - 5/4/2022
Physician assistants say they could help ease pressure on Nova Scotia health system
Outside of the military, there are just three physician assistants working in Nova Scotia. They were hired as part of a three-year pilot project that began in 2020 in an orthopedic department. - 5/4/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Rúben Viegas: "I like to think of young leaders as plants that blossom and show their colours and fruits"
I like to think of young leaders as plants that blossom and show their colours and fruits. To do that, you need to nurture that plant with the essential nutrients and water it needs. It is the same for pharmacists, we need to keep learning, understand the advancements in the profession and the new technologies that come to support healthcare. - 5/4/2022
Study uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death rates
A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in U.S. deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thursday. - 5/4/2022
Youth eating disorder hospitalizations rise during pandemic: CIHI
The numbers show the rate of eating disorder hospitalizations in Canada was 15 per 100,000 in the two years leading up to the onset of the pandemic, and jumped to 20 per 100,000 in 2020-21.