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- 10/21/2021
Canada considers what to do with millions of unused COVID-19 vaccine doses
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says provincial and federal governments are working to figure out how many doses will be needed in Canada so that everyone can be fully vaccinated, and get a booster if they need one. - 10/21/2021
Canadian Blood Services eyes removing sexual orientation based donation restrictions
If Jason Goncalves has to answer detailed questions about his sex life in order to donate blood plasma, he'll grit his teeth and do it. - 10/21/2021
Trans healthcare on Ontario agenda with NDP bill
The bill calls on the health minister to quickly convene a gender-affirming committee to improve access to and expand coverage of procedures to help a person align their appearance with their gender identity. - 10/20/2021
Can dogs really help detect cancer?
While initial studies suggest dogs could be helpful in the detection of certain diseases, University of Montreal and Institut Curie researchers are looking to improve upon those initial experiments. - 10/20/2021
Group of BC docs has set up their own COVID briefing calling on province to focus on aerosol transmission
Dr. Victor Leung, an infectious disease physician and medical microbiologist, says the province and public health have been too slow to amend mandates to limit the spread of the virus. - 10/20/2021
Pharmacy Leader Pavithra Ravinatarajan RPh: "Pharmacy is at a turning point."
There is so much potential for the profession and each and every person entering it. What used to be a primarily patient-facing career can be anything you’d like it to be. - 10/20/2021
Who else – other than FPs – can they blame, Melissa?
Dr. Jabir Jassam was heavily moved by an item from Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes titled: “Stop blaming family doctors.” Here is his response. - 10/19/2021
Plans in the works for new acute care hospital in Windsor and Essex County
Today, Windsor Regional Hospital uses two distinct acute care campuses in Windsor.