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- 11/22/2021
45% prepared to ditch social distancing at holiday gatherings: poll
Almost half of Canadians plan to abandon social distancing during holiday gatherings and hug, kiss and shake hands with friends and family, a new poll shows. - 11/22/2021
One day in family medicine
Dr. Jabir Jassam examines two parts of his day as a family physician: the joy of the direct patient care and the soul-destroying paperwork. - 11/22/2021
Short-term fasting reduces tumour growth among cancer patients: study
Calorie restriction altered immune cell activity to fight cancer cells. A study from Cancer Discovery. - 11/21/2021
Older breast cancer patients not getting as much care as younger patients
Screening should continue into later years; older breast cancer patients face worse outcomes according to study of patients in South-Central Ontario. - 11/21/2021
Optometrists to resume eye exams for kids and seniors as job action is paused
The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province. - 11/21/2021
Vaccine bookings open for young children in Ontario on Tuesday
In total, the province is expecting to receive about 1,076,000 doses of the paediatric Pfizer vaccine from the federal government, which was approved by Health Canada last week. - 11/21/2021
Quebec building resource to connect those without an FP to primary care
The recently completed pilot saw 10% of users find a family doctor. - 11/21/2021
UK to probe racial bias in medical devices after COVID toll
The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to Black and Asian people getting sick and dying disproportionately from COVID-19. - 11/21/2021
Apartment building owner hopes to set precedent with vaccine requirement
The policy applies to new tenants, but the company says existing tenants must show proof of vaccine to access common areas like gyms and party rooms. - 11/21/2021
New Brunswick's health minister talks rural healthcare
It looks like the Upper River Valley Hospital's labour and birth unit has been saved from closure for now, but what is the state of rural care in the province?