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- 11/21/2021
Questions to ask yourself if you're considering retiring from medicine
When contemplating retirement, I think there are two major questions and several minor ones a physician must answer before taking the plunge. - 11/21/2021
CVS Health announces steps to accelerate omnichannel health strategy
The company made several executive leadership appointments and shared plans to close approximately 300 stores a year for the next three years. - 11/19/2021
Research links COVID-19 in pregnancy with stillbirths
Generally, stillbirths are more common among Black people, those who become pregnant over age 35 or those who smoke tobacco during pregnancy. - 11/18/2021
Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech submitted a request for approval of a child-sized dose of its mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 on Oct. 18. - 11/18/2021
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment call for end to violence against the Wet’suwet’en people
A member of CAPE's board said that allowing the RCMP to block access to Wet’suwet’en territories is causing harm and preventing people from having access to medications. - 11/18/2021
EU reviewing Pfizer's COVID antiviral pill for emergency use
The European Union's drug regulator said it has started evaluating the coronavirus pill made by Pfizer Inc. to see if it might be used in emergency situations before it is officially authorized. - 11/18/2021
Rash or resourceful? Uproar over Ontario's go-ahead for pharmacies to test those with COVID symptoms
Will other provinces follow suit? - 11/18/2021
POLL: Is the Ontario optometrist strike affecting your patients and practice?
The start of September saw Ontario’s roughly 1,700 optometrists withdraw services covered by the province’s health plan to protest the government’s refusal to increase insurance payments to at least cover the cost of providing services. - 11/18/2021
Ontario doctor considering zero-tolerance policy says his staff are going home in tears because of verbal abuse from patients
Dr. Alan Drummond’s clinic has been open for in-person appointments throughout the entire pandemic. - 11/18/2021
Canada has thrown away at least one million COVID-19 vaccine doses: survey
The Canadian Press asked health ministries across the country to provide how many doses had to be disposed of because they had expired or for other reasons.