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- 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. - 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. - 4/28/2022
Empowering Canadians to improve our healthcare system
Dr. Linda LeBlanc outlines concrete steps to improve patient responsibility in the healthcare system. - 4/28/2022
QUIZ: Latest prostate cancer screening guidelines
Do you know the details of the updated Canadian recommendations? - 4/28/2022
No room! B.C. doc says stop building big residential housing where there are no FPs to care for newcomers
A Comox Valley family physician recently told his local councillors that it could directly impact the family doctor shortage by putting a moratorium on new large-scale residential building, in a bid to stem the tide of newcomers moving to the area. - 4/28/2022
Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six
Moderna Canada President Patricia Gauthier said Friday the company sent an application to the Canadian vaccine regulator late Thursday for a vaccine to protect children between six months and five years old.