A new tool, the CHILDhood Asthma Risk Tool, or CHART, helps providers determine the risk of childhood asthma. A study on its efficacy was published in JAMA, concluding it could be used as a routine screening tool in primary care.
The authorization says the vaccine can be given three to six months after a second dose of the primary vaccine series, or the most recent booster shot.
Medscape's poll found male doctors accounted for close to 80% of bad workplace behaviours witnessed by other doctors. In majority of the instances, the offenders faced no disciplinary action.
Set to launch at the end of the year, the five-year project will waive certain practice readiness assessment requirements for eligible IMGs, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.