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On April 2022, another COVID wave was sweeping Toronto. It was the sixth since the March 2020 declaration of a pandemic due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Restrictions and mask mandates in schools had been lifted after a decidedly unpopular delay in return to school during the previous COVID...
When patients and programs don’t use all the medication that is prescribed, it is often incinerated, creating pharmaceutical waste.
“Within our pharmacy teams, we often discuss the different approaches our hospitals take with recycling oral solid medications, and we are concerned about the impact when recycling doesn’t occur,” says Aaron...
Coughing after a respiratory infection is common and, in most cases, will resolve with time, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association...
Anorexia nervosa affects males as well as females, and affected males have a sixfold higher mortality rate than males in the general population. A new article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to raise awareness of this life-threatening eating disorder.
“Early identification and prompt treatment are essential,” writes Dr. Basil Kadoura, a specialist in adolescent health, British Columbia Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, with...
Researchers pinpoint gene causing autosomal dominant spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
A McGill-led team of researchers have made an important discovery shedding light on the genetic basis of...
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Many older adults receiving home care do not receive any palliative home care before death, suggesting we need better methods to identify people who...
According to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, caregivers provide approximately 75 per cent of the care delivered in our healthcare system, making their roles vital for patients’ physical, emotional, and cognitive well-being.
Different from visitors, caregivers play an active role supporting patients,...
The virtual nurses can provide help with general, non-urgent inquiries by phone, Zoom, secure chat and/or email
By Alexandra Macgregor
For many people, the first days,...