Healthcare

No room! B.C. doc says stop building big residential housing where there are no FPs to care for newcomers
A Comox Valley family physician recently told his local councillors that it could directly impact the family doctor shortage by putting a moratorium on new large-scale residential building, in a bid to stem the tide of newcomers moving to the area.
How do we come back from a pandemic of misinformation?
I’ve had irate family members of patients whom I was calling to inform of a positive COVID test yelling at me over the phone that I should be ashamed that the medical community has “suppressed” ivermectin as a prophylactic and treatment drug. It’s gotten so bad that at least one spouse of a patient threatened to kill me if their spouse died of COVID.

Possible cases of 'unusual' childhood hepatitis in Canada in 'single digits': Dr. Henry

Dr. Bonnie Henry told reporters none of the possible cases of severe acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, are in B.C., and it isn't her place to identify where they are or exactly how many.
Use of opioid in pediatric surgery on the decline

U.S. study shows an acceleration of decreased prescriptions.
Because you won't find Paxlovid on Kijiji: Inventory-sharing portal connects prescribers to available stock

It's free and easy to use–just type in the first three characters of a postal code to find the pharmacies that have shared their inventory of this antiviral drug for COVID-19
New service to replace Telehealth Ontario, provide online options for those seeking primary care

Health Connect Ontario is replacing Telehealth Ontario, maintaining the option to call 811 to connect with a primary care provider or newly to visit a website 24/7.
Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six

Moderna Canada President Patricia Gauthier said Friday the company sent an application to the Canadian vaccine regulator late Thursday for a vaccine to protect children between six months and five years old.
B.C. offers rights advisers for mentally ill patients who are involuntarily detained

The province's Mental Health Act allows those in crisis to be treated for their own protection, or the protection of others.
CPhA to host national town hall May 3

The event will kick off Mental Health Week and feature data the CPhA has recently gathered on the state of mental health in the pharmacy world.
'A slower moving pandemic' that calls for urgent attention: antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance was directly responsible for 5,400 deaths in Canada in 2019. To address this problem, we need to get a handle on antibiotic overuse not just on a national level but on a province-by-province basis, say University of Toronto researchers.

No room! B.C. doc says stop building big residential housing where there are no FPs to care for newcomers

How do we come back from a pandemic of misinformation?

Possible cases of 'unusual' childhood hepatitis in Canada in 'single digits': Dr. Henry

Use of opioid in pediatric surgery on the decline

Because you won't find Paxlovid on Kijiji: Inventory-sharing portal connects prescribers to available stock

New service to replace Telehealth Ontario, provide online options for those seeking primary care

Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six

B.C. offers rights advisers for mentally ill patients who are involuntarily detained

CPhA to host national town hall May 3

'A slower moving pandemic' that calls for urgent attention: antimicrobial resistance