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- 10/25/2021
SMA president: Our future depends on what we do today
I really didn’t know how to start this letter. I am feeling such a mix of frustration, anger, sadness, fear and despair. Even though it seems like most everything we have advocated so far—as individuals, as groups of physicians, collectively as the SMA—appears to have fallen on deaf ears, we must not stop. - 10/25/2021
Anishinaabe physics student builds microwave device she hopes will aid early breast cancer detection in remote areas
The device is cylindrical, holding several antennas, each with a unique power supply. - 10/25/2021
B.C. announces priority groups for booster shot program expected to last until May
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says those groups and people who are most immunocompromised were vaccinated first and are getting to the point of waning immunity just ahead of flu season. - 10/25/2021
Letter to the editor: Pharmacists don’t determine when flu season begins
Justin Bates, chief executive officer of the Ontario Pharmacists Association, had some thoughts in response to a recent opinion piece, which he here relays in the form of a letter to the editor. - 10/24/2021
Drop in blood pressure during surgery associated with increased risk of delirium
Risk is increased with longer, more complex surgeries, according to a study published in Anaesthesia-Analgesia. - 10/24/2021
Military critical care nursing officers headed to Saskatchewan to help COVID fight
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair tweeted late Friday the federal government had approved a request for pandemic aid in Saskatchewan, including military support. - 10/24/2021
Case report: Tick talk
The child's mother said she found a tick and removed it forcibly without any regard for technique. All seemed well. Then, a week later, this rash developed on the site of the bite. - 10/24/2021
Moderna says its low dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
Moderna hasn't yet gotten the nod to offer its vaccine to teens but is studying lower doses in younger children while it waits. - 10/24/2021
OMA releases action plan to tackle problems specific to healthcare in northern Ontario
The plan's 12 recommendations cover action items tackling a wide variety of issues specific to the region.