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- globalnews.ca Invasive meningococcal disease on the rise in some provinces. What to know - National | Globalnews.ca
Cases of invasive meningococcal disease are rising in some provinces, prompting health officials to warn Canadians about the importance of vaccination.
- www.theglobeandmail.com Policy that forced patients to switch to cheaper medications saved B.C. $730-million, report says
The B.C. government said Friday that the money freed up through its biosimilar switching plan allowed the province to expand public coverage of other drugs and devices
> A British Columbia provincial policy that forced people with chronic illnesses such as Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis to switch to cheaper medications saved the province more than $730-million over five years, according to a new government report. > > The B.C. government said Friday that the money freed up through its biosimilar switching plan allowed the province to expand public coverage of other drugs and devices, including Trikafta, a life-changing treatment for cystic fibrosis and continuous glucose monitors for people with diabetes.
- www.newscientist.com What is Disease X and why is it in the news?
The World Health Organization uses the term "Disease X" to refer to an infection with the potential for causing the next epidemic – or a new global pandemic
Don’t panic! Disease X doesn’t exist yet – but it might one day. Disease X is the label that the World Health Organization uses to refer to some currently unknown infectious condition that is capable of causing an epidemic or – if it spreads across multiple countries – a pandemic. The term, coined in 2017, can be used to mean a newly discovered pathogen or any known pathogen with newly acquired pandemic potential. By the latter definition, covid-19 was the first Disease X. But there could be another in the future.
- www.drugdatadecoded.ca Up next...'experts' debate the ethics of reducing drug poisoning deaths
A study in a top medical journal shows overwhelming positive impacts of regulated hydromorphone prescribing for people who use opioids in BC. Will the trolls keep yelling from their caves?
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Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant
www.winnipegfreepress.com Ottawa authorizes updated Novavax COVID vaccineOTTAWA – Health Canada has authorized an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax that targets the XBB.1.5 variant. The new vaccine is called Nuvaxovid and is approved for people 12 years of age a...
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Primary care for all: lessons for Canada from peer countries with high primary care attachment | CMAJ
www.cmaj.ca Primary care for all: lessons for Canada from peer countries with high primary care attachmentKEY POINTS Health systems with strong primary care have better outcomes, lower costs and better equity.[1][1] Yet, even at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 17% of people in Canada reported not having a regular primary care clinician.[2][2] At the same time, Canada is seeing declining
An analysis on primary care in Canada, and what we can do to improve it
> KEY POINTS > > * Canada spends less of its total health budget on primary care than the average among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries (5.3% v. 8.1%). > > * Canada can learn lessons to inform policy on primary care from OECD countries like the United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands and Finland where more than 95% of the population has a regular primary care clinician or place of care. > > * An analysis of these countries shows that those with high rates of primary care attachment have stronger contractual agreements and accountability for family physicians, including where they practise, their scope of practice and who they accept as patients. > > * Countries with high rates of primary care attachment have similar numbers of family physicians, but fewer work in walk-in clinics or specialized areas; family physicians are paid by capitation or salary, work in interprofessional teams and have excellent digital tools and information systems.
The article has more, I just pulled the key points section out
- globalnews.ca Health minister slams nicotine pouches, tobacco company alleges defamation - National | Globalnews.ca
One of Canada's largest tobacco companies is responding to the Canadian health minister's recent comments around nicotine pouches.
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Air pollution in Sarnia-area linked to increased cancer risk: health review | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.ca Air pollution in Sarnia-area linked to increased cancer risk: health review | Globalnews.caA government-funded health project shows that in certain parts of Sarnia there is an increased risk of cancer, particularly leukemia, because of exposure to air pollution.
- news.gov.bc.ca Patient-centred approach to MAiD services coming to St. Paul’s Hospital | BC Gov News
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) services will soon be available for people within a Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) clinical space adjacent to St. Paul’s Hospital.
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Measles exposure warning issued for Vancouver airport and 2 flights | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.ca Measles exposure warning issued for Vancouver airport and 2 flights | Globalnews.caThe B.C. Centre for Disease Control released a bulletin Wednesday, saying a passenger with measles was in the airport on Nov. 23.
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Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan
www.winnipegfreepress.com Canadians' life expectancy fell in 2022: StatCanOTTAWA – Life expectancy for Canadians decreased for the third straight year in 2022, and more people died of COVID-19 than in any other year since the pandemic began, according to a report rele...
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Time to improve transparency at Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency | CMAJ
www.cmaj.ca Time to improve transparency at Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory AgencyKEY POINTS In 2021, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed doubling the maximum residue limits for glyphosate in some food products, such as oats and beans.[1][1] This proposal, made at Bayer-Monsanto’s request,[2][2] raised serious concerns about the health impact of
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Prevalence and nature of manufacturer-sponsored patient support programs for prescription drugs in Canada: a cross-sectional study | CMAJ
www.cmaj.ca Prevalence and nature of manufacturer-sponsored patient support programs for prescription drugs in Canada: a cross-sectional studyBackground: Globally, pharmaceutical companies offer patient support programs in tandem with their products, which aim to enhance medication adherence and patient experience through education, training, support and financial assistance. We sought to identify the proportion and characteristics of suc...
> Background: Globally, pharmaceutical companies offer patient support programs in tandem with their products, which aim to enhance medication adherence and patient experience through education, training, support and financial assistance. We sought to identify the proportion and characteristics of such patient support programs in Canada and to describe the nature of supports provided.
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Cyberattacks on Canadian health information systems | CMAJ
www.cmaj.ca Cyberattacks on Canadian health information systemsKEY POINTS Canadian health systems have digitized considerably. In 2019, 86% of surveyed Canadian family physicians reported using electronic medical records (EMRs).[1][1] Digital tools for virtual care and remote patient monitoring, wearables, care coordination platforms, and Internet-of-things (
- ca.news.yahoo.com 'He does not deserve this': University of Ottawa criticized after medical resident suspended for pro-Palestine posts
A petition aiming to reinstate Dr. Yipeng Ge and launch an inquiry has received more than 28,000 signatures.
If you see a better source, I can swap it into this post
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Pay Transparency Act: What employers need to know | Doctors of BC
www.doctorsofbc.ca Pay Transparency Act: What employers need to knowThe Government of British Columbia recently announced the Pay Transparency Act, effective as of November 1, 2023, which applies to all BC employers. The Act requires that salary or wage information must be included in all publicly advertised job postings and must include a specified minimum or maxim...
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How a new ‘super screener’ is helping prevent cancer in patients without a family doctor - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com How a new ‘super screener’ is helping prevent cancer in patients without a family doctorRecent study finds that 73.1 per cent of Ontario patients with doctors were up to date on cancer screening, compared with 49.5 per cent of people who relied on walk-in clinics
- news.gov.bc.ca Integrated primary, community care facility coming to Vanderhoof | BC Gov News
People in Vanderhoof will benefit from improved primary and community health care with the approval of a new integrated primary-care and community health services facility to open in 2025.
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New CMAJ article type aims to help physicians support their patients | CMAJ
www.cmaj.ca New CMAJ article type aims to help physicians support their patients[See related articles at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230544][1], [www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230665][2] and [www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.231476][3] In this issue of CMAJ , we launch a new Practice series — Five Ways to Support — which will give clinician readers
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This doctor treated HIV/AIDS patients when no one else would. His advocacy continued as he prepared to die | CBC News
> A Winnipeg doctor hopes his legacy of providing health care to LGBTQ patients — one of only a few local physicians doing so at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis — extends beyond his life. > > Dr. Dick Smith, who had pancreatic cancer, died with medical assistance on Tuesday. He was 80. > > "My biggest thing that I want people to really get a grip on is that no minority of any kind, whether it be religious or sexual or racial, is ever safe," Smith told CBC News in an interview 24 hours before he died.
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Birth control pills may alter how women perceive fear. Here’s how
globalnews.ca Morphologic alterations of the fear circuitry: the role of sex hormones and oral contraceptivesBackgroundEndogenous sex hormones and oral contraceptives (OCs) have been shown to influence key regions implicated in fear processing. While OC use has been found to impact brain morphology, methodological challenges remain to be addressed, such as avoiding selection bias between OC users and non-u...
Article itself: Frontiers | Morphologic alterations of the fear circuitry: the role of sex hormones and oral contraceptives
Front. Endocrinol., 07 November 2023 https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1228504
> Background: Endogenous sex hormones and oral contraceptives (OCs) have been shown to influence key regions implicated in fear processing. While OC use has been found to impact brain morphology, methodological challenges remain to be addressed, such as avoiding selection bias between OC users and non-users, as well as examining potential lasting effects of OC intake. > > Objective: We investigated the current and lasting effects of OC use, as well as the interplay between the current hormonal milieu and history of hormonal contraception use on structural correlates of the fear circuitry. We also examined the role of endogenous and exogenous sex hormones within this network.
