Public Health & Preventive Medicine

B.C. government to pay for COVID-19 drug Paxlovid after feds drop coverage
A provincial government web page says the change took effect on Tuesday, after the federal government stopped supplying Paxlovid in March, and pharmacies are to obtain Paxlovid supplies from their wholesaler.
Lab-grown meat isn’t on U.S. store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it
Backers of the bans say they want to protect farmers and consumers. Cultivated meat has only been around for about a decade, they say, and they’re concerned about its safety.

Family doctor shortage fast becoming an election issue in New Brunswick

A full 20% of New Brunswickers have no primary care provider.
Largest vaccine production plant in Canada opens in Toronto

The new Sanofi facility is the largest in Canada and is expected to significantly increase Canada’s domestic production of pediatric and adult vaccines for whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus.
Steps vs. time: Which is a better metric for exercise?

New study looks at health outcomes of step counts compared to time spent exercising.
No need for four years of undergrad: Western University adopts early entrance to med school, new pathway for Black applicants

The pathway is meant to help remove barriers for those under-represented in medicine.
POLL: What do you think of the guidance on when breast cancer screening should start?

After a fresh review, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care says it’s keeping its guidance for starting breast cancer screening to 50 years of age.
National task force not lowering age for routine breast cancer screening to 40

It's also keeping its age ceiling for regular screening. But the Canadian Cancer Society isn't happy.
The opioid crisis has me fixated

In watching and reading about the opioid crisis of late, I'm finding further compassion for patients struggling with addiction.
‘Let’s call it for what it is’: Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee

Conservatives say the federal government is offering ‘false hope’ to Canadians with a national pharmacare bill that will not initially apply to a broad range of medications.

B.C. government to pay for COVID-19 drug Paxlovid after feds drop coverage

Lab-grown meat isn’t on U.S. store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it

Family doctor shortage fast becoming an election issue in New Brunswick

Largest vaccine production plant in Canada opens in Toronto

Steps vs. time: Which is a better metric for exercise?

No need for four years of undergrad: Western University adopts early entrance to med school, new pathway for Black applicants

POLL: What do you think of the guidance on when breast cancer screening should start?

National task force not lowering age for routine breast cancer screening to 40

The opioid crisis has me fixated

‘Let’s call it for what it is’: Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee