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Low vitamin D status linked to increased colorectal cancer risk in Black women
While studies show associations between low vitamin D status and increased CRC risk, African Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of any other racial or ethnic group.
How to give kids and their parents the best in-pharmacy COVID shot experience possible
Plenty of kids are likely heading for your pharmacy for their COVID-19, and soon. Are you ready for these petite patients?

Manitoba docs press officials on why there is no plan to keep school properly ventilated
Symptomatic COVID-19 testing in pharmacy practice

I recently took a poll to understand better how pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, and front store staff feel about giving SYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 testing.
Research roundup: COVID ICU practice guidelines, tools for coping with patient deaths, history of respiratory disease

Here are three research papers that caught our eye this week.
Doctor as patient: Six months into a Parkinson's diagnosis

Dr. Mark Wise is coming up on the six-month mark after his Parkinson's disease diagnosis.
Sask. giving 2,500 residents jabs of single dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
N.L. medical officer of health's says her experience highlights need for a national physician's licence in Canada

Hired for a leadership role in a new province during the pandemic, Dr. Monika Dutt was worried her long-term licence wouldn't come through before her temporary one expired.
WATCH: Short film 'The Clinic' portrays how trans patients can experience healthcare differently

The project comes from The Get REAL Movement, a non-profit focused on fighting issues of discrimination in schools and workplaces.
B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests

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