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- 7/11/2021
Canada to donate 17.7M doses of AstraZeneca and raise money for global vaccination
The federal government is donating 17.7 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and is asking Canadians to give their own money to help other countries get needles into arms. - 7/11/2021
Case report: Vaccine side effects
Having read about “Moderna arm,” I was sure that I was observing a case. Seven days previous to her visit, a patient had received her first dose of Moderna vaccine. Two days later, she noticed a small red spot on her vaccinated arm. This continued to grow in size. - 7/11/2021
Health Canada pulls pre rolled joints contaminated with yeast, mould and bacteria
Exposure to unwanted yeast can really harsh a strain's mellow. - 7/11/2021
To boost or not to boost? Pfizer to discuss COVID 19 vaccine booster with U.S. officials
The company says booster shots will be needed within 12 months, but what will the U.S. FDA have to say about it? - 7/11/2021
Decriminalizing drug use is a necessary step, but it won’t end the opioid overdose crisis
Media, policy-makers, advocates and the public claim that decriminalization will make drug use safer and save lives. But can it? - 7/9/2021
Do pharmacists have a problem talking about the opioid crisis?
Patients want to have these conversations with us, maybe it’s time that we overcome our own barriers to talking about difficult topics and treat them like the matter-of-fact issues that they are. - 7/8/2021
The walls of Ontario's COVID-19 field hospitals are starting to come down
One such tent hospital never actually saw any patients. - 7/8/2021
France preparing law to make vaccines mandatory for healthcare professionals
France’s health minister Olivier Véran is among the government officials expressing support for the law. - 7/8/2021
SHA research project looks to find supports for trans patients navigating the healthcare system
After just a few months, the pilot project has seen some success. - 7/8/2021
Case report: A painful knee
A nine-year-old boy had not reported knee pain until his parents were critical of the fact that he was lagging behind during walks—and noticed that perhaps he was turning his left foot outwards at times. Another case Dr. Robert Dickson has just seen in his clinic.