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- 9/30/2021
Drug combo yields ‘excellent’ survival outcomes in HER2+/HR- early breast cancer
Pertuzumab and trastuzumab plus paclitaxel strong survival outcomes in HER2+/HR- early breast cancer. Results from the WSG (West German Study Group)-ADAPT Her2+/HR- trial at the 2021 ASCO conference. - 9/30/2021
'Not prepared to commit fraud': How doctors are communicating with patients who demand vax exemptions
From general pestering to offers of payment, doctors are looking for effective ways to tell patients they don't have a valid reason to be exempt from vaccination. - 9/30/2021
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen in health news this week
An examination of health-related stories and claims that made the rounds this week, despite being entirely false. - 9/29/2021
Pharmacies must put corporate interests aside to give flu shots
The flu shot starts to work two weeks after you get it, and its effectiveness wears off after a couple of months. Most influenza comes in Dec. and on. Yet pharmacies seem to be promoting folks to get flu shots in October. - 9/29/2021
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame announces 2022 inductees
Six new inductees are set to join the hall of fame next year. - 9/29/2021
'It's really scary:' Alberta physicians face more aggressive, misinformed patients
Two of three Calgary doctors who spoke to The Canadian Press also said some people have yelled racist comments at them after they declined to write a note because the patients did not have health conditions known to cause serious side-effects to a shot. - 9/29/2021
Nova Scotia's medically assisted dying program placed on hold as demand spikes
Dr. Gord Gubitz, the head of the program, says that nine months into the year, Nova Scotia Health has already received more referrals than it did in all of 2020. - 9/29/2021
Pharmacy Leader Anastasia Shiamptanis: "We are an integral part of the healthcare system."
It is often said that a career should be a journey and not a destination. My intrinsic motivation to improve patient safety has led me to take on roles that allow me to progressively have a larger impact - 9/29/2021
10% of Alberta schools have COVID 19 outbreaks: student advocacy group
Wing Li, a lead tracker and communications director for Support Our Students Alberta, says she has confirmed 228 of about 2,400 elementary and secondary schools have active outbreaks.