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Doctors’ pets: Animal antidotes to the pressures of practice
They say laughter is the best medicine, but we suspect it might also be a purr, a tiny rodent in a jaunty toque or an enthusiastic welcome with a wet nose.
Two furry stress busters
We asked doctors to share pictures and experiences with their furry friends!

NEW PRODUCT: Jones Healthcare Group Qube Eco medication adherence packaging

Jones Healthcare Group has come out with a line of sustainable blister packs for medication management.
Reader snow photo: Friends frozen in time—and mid-crouch

Here's a fun reader snow pic from Deb Hawkes of Mahone Bay, NS.
Docs vs. med students charity hockey game to fund cancer research coming up March 7

Once again this year, Queen’s University medical students and local physicians from Kingston, Ont. are back on the ice, raising funds alongside the Canadian Cancer Society.
UBC creates interactive timeline celebrating women's achievements in the Faculty of Medicine

‘Since the doors of the UBC Faculty of Medicine first opened in 1950, many incredible women have shaped our evolution as a world-class institution.’
$25M donation to establish new model for tackling homelessness in Toronto

Dr. Stephen Hwang, director of St. Michael’s Hospital’s MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, says the new program draws on the centre’s research into the benefits of a housing-first approach.
MAID applicants should have more mental health support, says Quebec coroner

A recent report details the case of a 91-year-old Montreal-area man who died by suicide last year shortly after his MAID request was refused.
Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal

Donald Sturgeon was the Interior Health authority’s executive director of medical affairs, but was fired in November 2021 due to his refusal to be vaccinated.
Wet paperwork and mouldy boxes: Privacy Commissioner’s office investigates after patient charts destroyed in flood

The Privacy Commissioner’s office said the medical centre should have conducted an assessment for environmental risk to the records and failed to properly notify patients.