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- 6/7/2021
NACDS urges lawmakers to cement pharmacy’s pandemic-era gains
The U.S. National Association of Chain Drug Stores emphasized pharmacy’s central position in the American COVID-19 response in urging Congress not to roll back on the improved paccess it achieved during the pandemic. - 6/7/2021
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts
U.S. government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings. - 6/7/2021
Ontario's physician assistants will soon be regulated
"You have the occasional patient who might get confused when they find out I’m not actually a doctor,” said Sahand Ensafi, a physician assistant who’s been working for more than seven years in the ERs of the University Health Network’s Toronto Western and Toronto General hospitals. - 6/7/2021
An old medical technique used in a novel way has saved a new life
Physicians at the Montreal Children's Hospital performed mandibular distraction on an infant with Robin Sequence. - 6/7/2021
Lotus-eaters and hayseeds
I have had the opportunity recently to work in a pharmacy in Alberta as well as my usual gig in B.C., which has led to me pondering the differences in pharmacy culture between the provinces. - 6/7/2021
I hate pandemic healthcare
I don’t think many of us when we first started providing healthcare this way over a year ago thought it would last this long. I miss…. so many things as I provide care to patients either by phone or masked-up in the clinic. - 6/7/2021
Pharmacists play critical role in de-stigmatizing urinary incontinence
When pharmacists sense patients have an incontinence issue, it presents an opportunity for discussion. The starting point: reassuring patients they are not alone. - 6/7/2021
Postpartum mental health visits up 30% during pandemic
Researchers also saw a noticeable bump in post-partum depression within the first three months after giving birth, and said isolation from COVID-19 restrictions likely played a role.