I wish I had knownDr. Natalya E. O’Neill, a rural family medicine resident, reflects on the lessons learned from the loss of a patient. How effective is herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine in the real-world setting?Study evaluates efficacy of one and two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine overall, by time since vaccination, age and immunocompromise status, and with a late second dose. A patient covered in a ‘crude oil substance’ created enough of a chemical odour that this Sask. hospital evacuated Efforts are underway to reopen the Weyburn General Hospital. The pharmacist's guide to saying 'no' There are steps we must take, and assumptions we must reset, to reclaim our most precious resource: Time What's cooking? New med school elective serves up important lessons for doctors The idea for a culinary medicine course came to Lauren Wong at the end of her first year in medical school, when she had become more interested in cooking but noted the lack of nutrition training in undergraduate medical education. Older, immunocompromised people may get COVID-19 vaccine dose in spring, NACI says The advisory committee is issuing the spring recommendation now to help public health vaccine program planning. What was family medicine like in 2024? Dr. Adam Chen has a little chat with the Ghost of New Year Yet to Come and discovers what 2024 has in store. It's so cold in Edmonton this hospital is resorting to space heaters The hospital says the problem is being caused by a malfunction in its air handling system, caused by temperatures of -36 C. The Royal College has a new president-elect An orthopedic surgeon with a particular focus on arthritis care, Dr. Marcia Clark is also a clinical associate professor at the University of Calgary. Women who take the pill are less likely to be depressed: study A new study of thousands of U.S. women shows that the prevalence of major depression is lower among those taking the birth control pill. First Previous 220 221 222 223 224 Next Last