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- 2/23/2022
Great saves: In a heartbeat
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. Dr. Hector Baillie discusses the joy of finally treating an ailment that plagued a patient their whole life. - 2/23/2022
Ontario suggests ways to reduce ambulance off load delays
Ambulance offload delays, when paramedics wait in an emergency department for a patient to be transferred to the care of a hospital, have been exacerbated by the pandemic and have at times meant some regions are left with no available ambulances. - 2/23/2022
Great saves: In the neck of time
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. - 2/23/2022
So what do plastic surgeons do all day?
A look into the typical workday of Dr. Christine Nicholas, a plastic surgeon who specializes in breast reconstruction and melanoma in the Toronto area. - 2/23/2022
Health Canada authorizes made in Canada plant-based COVID-19 vaccine from Medicago
The two-dose, plant-based vaccine is authorized for use in people aged 18 to 64. - 2/23/2022
KEEP UP QUIZ: How well did you follow healthcare news during the week of Feb. 21?
Major vaccine news came out this week, as well as Olympic scandal and further debate of the use of private facilities to help handle Canada's surgery backlog. - 2/22/2022
Drugs used in recovery and how they work
Addiction is an inability to stop consuming certain drugs, alcohol, or nicotine. While people may feel comfort when they use such substances, they are harmful to both mental and physical health. Fortunately, addictions may be successfully treated with therapy and medication. - 2/22/2022
Great saves: Hats off and tick tricks
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. Dr. Clover Hemans shared how in the brief encounter of giving a COVID-19 vaccine, many other patient problems get noticed.