Healthcare

There have been 310 lab-confirmed cases, mostly in children.

A Medscape online survey completed by 1,063 Canadian doctors last year and released this spring found that 67% of Canadian physicians said they don’t have enough time to maintain their close friendships.

There have been 264 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection since the outbreak at 11 daycares was declared on Sept. 4.

About 20% of the members of Ontario’s Black communities live in Peel Region.

Early studies of zuranolone suggest PPD symptom improvement can be observed as early as three days after starting the treatment. This is an unusually rapid response to an antidepressant medication, which usually take effect over several weeks.

Digital communication can make the doctor-patient relationship more fraught.

Expanding scopes of practice for NPs and pharmacists working independently outside of teams is adding to the strain on doctors.