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- 3/21/2022
Kidney health and pharmacists can go hand in hand
Have you ever seen something so serendipitous that you wonder if divine intervention really does exist? Those moments you know deep down are too perfect for even the most astute strategies? We all know that March is Pharmacy Appreciation Month in Canada. But did you know it is also Kidney Health Month for Canada? - 3/21/2022
B.C. expands eligibility for rapid COVID-19 tests to people over 30
As of Monday, there were 271 people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 49 in intensive care. - 3/21/2022
Sharing is caring: Atlantic premiers talk single licensing system for healthcare workers, helping patients get care in neighbouring provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey—a physician himself—said there was 'no reason' a healthcare workers licensed in one part of the country should be unable to practise in another. - 3/20/2022
COVID is not over—and it won’t ever be
Dr. Sohail Gandhi says the doctors in Ontario using #COVIDisnotover on Twitter and arguing for ongoing restrictions need to use a wider metric than looking at COVID numbers alone. - 3/19/2022
Doctors’ contracts are about central planning, not incomes: Ontario’s PPSA
As inflation runs over 5%, Ontario's PPSA fee deal might be one of the worst offers doctors have ever seen, argues Dr. Shawn Whatley. - 3/19/2022
Rapid antigen tests to the rescue: The new world without COVID restrictions
Dr. Jonathan Davids and Melanie Smith of DriverCheck, a testing company, run down the details on effective use of rapid antigen tests. - 3/19/2022
Case report: The girl without a rash
A clinical encounter that Dr. Robert Dickson found peculiar and satisfying. - 3/17/2022
We have 15 minutes today
Patients tell me frequently that they don’t know that their appointment has a time limit. We need to tell them. - 3/17/2022
NACI recommends kids get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, calls Moderna suitable alternative
Moderna's vaccine does appear to be slightly more effective, according to indirect data in the adult population. - 3/17/2022
B.C. doctors and medical learners have chosen a new CMA president-elect
A former Doctors of BC president, Dr. Kathleen Ross is a family doctor based in Coquitlam and New Westminster.