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- 12/2/2020
More Americans buying medication online
The purchase of prescription medications through an online pharmacy was already a significant trend before the pandemic. But COVID-19 restrictions have led more people to buy medications online, according to a new survey of Americans conducted by the Alliance of Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global). - 12/2/2020
The 'fragile joy' of being Elliot Page
Amidst a raging pandemic and skyrocketing budgetary deficits, Canadian actor Elliot Page came out as transgender this week. He described the joy he felt in announcing this as profound, but also fragile. Within the trans community, fear is pervasive. Despite the progress we've made as a society, fear remains. - 12/2/2020
Managing people with opioid-use disorder in the emergency department
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians offers recommendations for emergency healthcare providers to help address Canada’s opioid crisis. - 12/2/2020
Labrador doctor has license suspended for two months over boundary violations
A Labrador doctor who was previously found guilty of professional misconduct in 2016 has again been sanctioned by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador. - 12/1/2020
How to minimize the occurrence of post-vaccination shoulder injury
Shoulder injury caused by injecting too high into the shoulder can be prevented with proper injection technique. - 12/1/2020
It’s time Canada had a national vaccine injury compensation program
COVID-19 vaccines will go through the rigours of Phase 3 randomized clinical trial evaluations. They will have to meet regulatory standards for safety and efficacy. But there is a possibility that we will not detect extremely rare side-effects in Phase 3 trials. - 12/1/2020
Quebec hospitals: Health workers are running out of steam
As we begin to glimpse the holiday season, healthcare workers in Quebec hospitals are already at the end of their rope. “We lost a lot of soldiers since there were outbreaks in several hospitals. Currently, there is a strong community transmission within the nursing staff,” observed Dr. Gilbert Boucher, president of the association of specialists in emergency medicine of Quebec and an emergency physician at the Montreal Heart Institute.