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B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated
A summary of the proposed bill provided by the One BC Party says it would have also stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers to minors, prevented the use of ‘wrong pronouns’ in schools and banned the use of public funds for gender transitions.
Trump’s Tylenol misinformation revives history of ‘mom blaming’ in autism, docs say
In the wake of Trump’s comments, the Autism Research Centre in Toronto has received calls from anxious parents asking ‘are you sure I didn’t harm my child in pregnancy, because I remember I had a cold? I remember I had an infection. I know I took Tylenol.’

Calgary researchers collecting toenail clippings for cancer research

Aaron Goodarzi from the University of Calgary says measuring radioactive lead in toenails can help estimate long-term exposure to radon.
HERizon Rx hosting second event in Ottawa on Oct. 24

The woman pharmacist-focused event will feature keynote speakers, workshops and an opportunity to network.
Ontario hospitals say they have $1 billion in funding needs

Hospitals across the province struggled with deficits, with many of them—small and large, urban and rural—ending the year in the red.
The Federation of Medical Women in Canada urges pharmacist prescribing for vaccines in Ontario—especially for HPV

A majority (76%) of Ontarians want pharmacists to be able to prescribe all vaccines.
Things just got harder for some IMGs looking for a residency spot in Ontario

The Ontario government has decided that in order for IMGs to be eligible for Ontario-based IMG stream residency positions in the 2026 R-1 Main Residency Match, they need to have gone to high school in Ontario for at least two years.
Who does and doesn't get a sexual assault evidence kit in hospital?

‘They are not supposed to withhold care based on whether they believe an assault survivor’s claims, yet our data suggest that some rural healthcare providers do precisely that.’
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

The work by Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi uncovered a key pathway the body uses to keep the immune system in check, called peripheral immune tolerance.
Toronto hospital housing model ’a gift’ to residents as ER visits reduced by half

When Dr. Andrew Boozary and his team at Toronto’s University Health Network looked deeper into the issue, they discovered that about 100 patients accounted for more than 4,500 emergency department visits in one year. There had to be a better way, he thought.