As Canadians connected to an outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship isolate in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, rumours and misinformation about the virus are spreading online. Here’s a look at some of the claims.
A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they've declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor—and the data indicates most of them did so because they were concerned about potential side effects.
On May 8th, the World Health Organization came out with recommendations for healthcare workers dealing with patients with known or suspected Andes Hantavirus.
Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says another seven beds will be added over two years to the adult intensive care unit at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital.
Associated Press footage showed health workers in protective gear evacuating three passengers, including the ship’s British doctor, who Spain’s health ministry said had been in ‘serious condi-tion’ but has improved.
The new normal of chatting with a patient on the phone has obvious, specific benefits. But it doesn’t really make anything easier for docs. So what’s the next chapter for virtual care going to look like?
The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba cited failures in oversight, including missed follow-up after a medication error and gaps that left a transplant patient without critical drugs.
With male sexual medicine patients, there is a huge amount of DIY medicine going on. Self-guided TRT and abuse of all sorts of pharmaceuticals has moved out of the body-building world into the general population.
