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- 5/4/2022
The (medical) funny pages: Met Gala looks as medical specialities
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so they say. And in the eyes of one doc and Twitter user, the beauty of the looks on the red carpet of the Met Gala this past week hold some striking resemblances to different specialties in medicine. - 5/4/2022
At home medicated abortions improve access to care: advocates
Some abortion clinics and doctor's offices offer "no-touch'' abortions up to 10 weeks, a service that's become more common over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. - 5/4/2022
CPhA national survey finds 72% of pharmacy professionals considering leaving their job or the profession entirely
About half of pharmacy professionals said they experience abuse from the public at least weekly. - 5/4/2022
WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19
The U.N. health agency's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the newly calculated figure as "sobering,'' saying it should prompt countries to invest more in their capacities to quell future health emergencies. - 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. - 5/3/2022
Liberals looking at Canada Health Act to ensure abortion right protected: Trudeau
During the election, the Liberals promised to introduce regulations under the Canada Health Act to ensure abortion services were clearly medically necessary and to be publicly funded. - 5/3/2022
Embracing complexity: Challenges and opportunities of treating those with substance misuse and mental illness
Some patients present a major challenge—how can the system better support complex cases? - 5/3/2022
Risk for specific types of dementia varies in people with diabetes
Lower risk for Alzheimer disease a surprise. - 5/3/2022
Who will save primary care?
A look at why family medicine needs to ‘go big’ or disappear forever.