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The influence of sex and gender on COVID-19 cases
Gender inequality may be a factor in the different rates of deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in men and women, according to an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) that explores the influence of sex and gender.
Care provided to mothers and babies seen by the same FP not associated with better outcomes
Mothers and their babies receiving care from the same primary care physician do not have better health outcomes than those being seen by different physicians—a finding that surprised the authors of a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

New Canadian consensus guidelines for pharmacist prescribing of naloxone

All patients receiving an opioid should be provided with take-home naloxone and counselled by a pharmacist
A life-saving pharmacy visit
Marijuana and pregnancy: There’s no evidence that exposure is safe
Flu vaccine orders up in Canada as simultaneous COVID and flu infections feared
Alberta doctors want safer workplace after killing of physician in Red Deer clinic
Advocacy for seniors includes optimizing immunizations

The numbers for COVID-19 and influenza expose the shortcomings and limitations in how we care for aging adults in our country. It is time we stand up and advocate for improving and protecting seniors’ health.
B.C. at a precipice to flatten COVID 19 curve, Dr. Henry says
Experts alarmed as TikTok "Benadryl challenge" goes viral

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