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- 5/2/2022
What does an ER doctor/thriller novelist do all day?
A life in the day of Dr. Daniel Kalla. - 5/2/2022
Royal College threatens to withdraw accreditation if improvements aren't made at 3 Canadian medical training programs
The college had given the university a deadline of two years to improve the situation. - 5/1/2022
Sex matters in biomedical research: Many conditions affect men and women differently
Until recently, these studies hardly ever considered sex—the biological attributes of humans and animals—or gender, the socially constructed characteristics of men, women and gender-diverse people. - 5/1/2022
Time to make time: Tentative deal with Quebec FPs to require them to allocate certain hours to urgent care
Quebecers with a family doctor will be able to see their own doctor or another in their family medicine group in between 36 and 72 hours. - 5/1/2022
B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said concerns about the potential negative impact of the proposed legislation put forward in July 2020 led the province to consult further with First Nations, families, health-care experts and drug users. - 5/1/2022
Ontario reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time in nearly a month
The province reported there were 1,423 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, up 13 from the previous day, but noted that more than 10% of facilities don't share data from the weekends. - 5/1/2022
Eye changes that lead to retinopathy start in prediabetes
Prediabetes may not be as benign as thought. Results were published in Diabetes Care. - 5/1/2022
How the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping who will be the next Conservative party leader
More than two years later, they are at it again. But this time, the race is happening during what appears to be the end of Canadians living under government-imposed pandemic rules. - 5/1/2022
B.C. PharmaCare program approves additional drugs, expands coverage
The drugs treat conditions including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, severely low blood sugar, migraines, low white blood cell levels, multiple sclerosis and heart failure. - 4/28/2022
The (pharmaceutical) funny pages: Resistance is useless
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