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- 9/25/2023
Toxic drugs leading cause of death in B.C. for those age 10 to 59: coroner
The statistic comes as the latest figures are released for August, saying there were 174 toxic-drug deaths last month. - 9/25/2023
Real ideas for addressing healthcare needs of disadvantaged populations
A panel has 15 disease prevention and screening recommendations that healthcare providers could use to help address barriers to care. - 9/25/2023
Don’t add the extra year
Let’s look at the arguments given for adding this third year to FPs’ medical training. - 9/24/2023
Case report: TB or not TB
TB tests and readings are straightforward, but as Dr. Robert Dickson notes, they can also yield a variety of results. - 9/24/2023
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
The 58-year-old Navy veteran was facing near-certain death from heart failure but other health problems meant he wasn’t eligible for a traditional heart transplant. - 9/24/2023
U.S. CDC recommends RSV vaccine during pregnancy as a second option to protect newborns
The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. - 9/24/2023
Delays in spinal surgery means scoliosis worsens for children: report
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most prevalent form of the condition, affecting about 2% of teens. Approximately seven times more teenage girls than boys are afflicted with it, says the report released Monday. - 9/21/2023
Part 2 – A Prescription for Financial Health: Go further. Fuel your financial well-being.
In the second segment of this three-part series, explore how MD Financial Management and Scotiabank are working together to help Canadian physicians take their finances further at every stage of their medical career. - 9/21/2023
A new tool to measure risk for pain development
Six-question assessment tool to predict likelihood, intensity and extent of chronic pain. - 9/21/2023
Why traumatic brain injuries should be recognized as a chronic disease
Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury has the highest prevalence of debilitating effects that can change the lives of those affected.