Public Health & Preventive Medicine

Ontario lowering age for regular breast cancer screenings to 40
The move follows a draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force earlier this year.
25 recommendations to improve healthcare in Nova Scotia
A panel of Nova Scotians from all walks of life weighed in on how primary care can be improved to serve them better.

Can the COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines be administered in a single visit?

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says this option is acceptable, but be aware of the risks.
Ontario plans to expand midwives' prescribing power

A spokesperson for Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the ministry is reviewing further scope of practice changes and is rolling them out based on advice from healthcare partners.
Rural Islanders account for 70% of P.E.I's Pharmacy Plus consults

Maddy MacDonald, a pharmacist with Remedy Rx in Souris, estimated their staff complete between 10 and 20 assessments billable through the program per day.
U.S. FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries

The products, which supplement regular feeding and contain live organisms such as bacteria or yeast, can lead to invasive, potentially fatal infections or disease.
Alzheimer's disease: Shank3a protein deficiency may contribute to cognitive decline

An international research team has highlighted the role played by this synaptic protein in the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Action needed on Canada’s injury rate during forceps and vacuum delivery: Researchers

McMaster University researchers call for solutions to high incidence of maternal trauma during operative vaginal deliveries.
54% of Canadians have moderate to very high vaccine fatigue: CPhA

The vaccination survey found high rates of vaccine fatigue but also that about half of Canadians will get COVID-19 boosters and flu shots this fall.
Multiple sclerosis: new evidence for the role of glandular fever virus

A 2022 study confirmed that people with MS have almost always been infected with EBV previously.

Ontario lowering age for regular breast cancer screenings to 40

25 recommendations to improve healthcare in Nova Scotia

Can the COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines be administered in a single visit?

Ontario plans to expand midwives' prescribing power

Rural Islanders account for 70% of P.E.I's Pharmacy Plus consults

U.S. FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries

Alzheimer's disease: Shank3a protein deficiency may contribute to cognitive decline

Action needed on Canada’s injury rate during forceps and vacuum delivery: Researchers

54% of Canadians have moderate to very high vaccine fatigue: CPhA

Multiple sclerosis: new evidence for the role of glandular fever virus