Alcohol and drugs are top causes for young people's visits to emergency: studyThe Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse's four-year study of EDs in three communities found alcohol involved in 70% cases. Many of the young patients presented with life-threatening conditions. Strep A and scarlet fever infections surge in U.K., drive up antibiotic demand, prices Families and pharmacists struggling to find medications as highly unusual numbers of cases occur. Inside SickKids: As the operating room sits quiet, staff worry about growing backlog Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children usually runs its operating room at 100% capacity. But on this day, six of its 16 surgical spaces are quiet. Nova Scotia surgical wait list currently at 22,600 patients, committee told Although the new figure is down from 26,000 in May, deputy health minister Jeannine Lagasse told the committee that major improvement will take time. Canada's chief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long COVID The recommendations presented by Mona Nemer came from a task force that was established in July to respond to post-COVID-19 condition, or long-COVID. 'I get yelled at a lot': An overworked emergency department prepares for a new surge One child recently spent 36 hours in the emergency department waiting for an inpatient bed. Trudeau says he's not willing to kick healthcare reform down the road any longer Provincial premiers have called for a meeting with Trudeau for more than a year to discuss their demand that the federal government pay a larger share of healthcare costs. Newer docs have similar habits as older peers on patient interactions: study Regardless of when they actually started practicing, primary care providers peak on patient volume around the same time. Merck, Moderna detail potential skin cancer vaccine progress The drugmakers said a potential skin cancer vaccine they are developing using the same tech behind COVID-19 shots fared well in a small study. 'Supplies are tight': Canadian Blood Services concerned about current inventory The organization set an ambitious goal in June of attracting 100,000 new donors to address its smallest donor base in a decade. First Previous 479 480 481 482 483 Next Last
