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Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give patients incorrect readings The federal agency is recalling some FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors that may provide incorrect glucose readings.

Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give patients incorrect readings

A refresher on peripheral neuropathy Comprehensive JAMA review highlights pathophysiology, clinical presentation, causes, diagnosis, management and prognosis.

A refresher on peripheral neuropathy

Comprehensive JAMA review highlights pathophysiology, clinical presentation, causes, diagnosis, management and prognosis.

Seasonal influenza: comprehensive guidelines for antiviral therapy Ontario Health provides recommendations for healthcare providers on the appropriate prescribing of antiviral therapy for children and adults with seasonal influenza.

Seasonal influenza: comprehensive guidelines for antiviral therapy

Ontario Health provides recommendations for healthcare providers on the appropriate prescribing of antiviral therapy for children and adults with seasonal influenza.

The Canadian diet is changing: How snacks are taking over mealtime Snacking has become the new meal for many Canadians, replacing sit-down lunches and dinners, as people increasingly seek out convenience on a budget. Food manufacturers, meanwhile, are keeping a close...

The Canadian diet is changing: How snacks are taking over mealtime

Health minister dismisses key recommendation from expert report on pharmacare The committee’s report, released Friday, says the federal government should create the list and provide funding to ensure all Canadians can get essential medication at no cost.

Health minister dismisses key recommendation from expert report on pharmacare

Quebec's federation of family doctors launches legal challenge against pay reform law Federations in Quebec representing medical specialists and residents, along with the association representing pharmacy owners, have also filed their own legal challenges against the law.

Quebec's federation of family doctors launches legal challenge against pay reform law

Update on management of dandruff and scalp dermatitis Canadian experts address causes, management, diverse clinical presentations across different ethnicities and need for clinical guidelines to better inform healthcare providers.

Update on management of dandruff and scalp dermatitis

Canadian experts address causes, management, diverse clinical presentations across different ethnicities and need for clinical guidelines to better inform healthcare providers.

Do kids really need vitamin supplements? For parents of fussy eaters in particular, supplements may feel like a quick and reassuring solution. But are they necessary?

Do kids really need vitamin supplements?

For parents of fussy eaters in particular, supplements may feel like a quick and reassuring solution. But are they necessary?

Obesity: Why do so many patients abandon GLP-1 agonists? Despite the hype surrounding GLP-1 receptor agonists, a significant proportion of patients discontinue treatment after a few months, reducing the chances of long-term benefits.

Obesity: Why do so many patients abandon GLP-1 agonists?

Despite the hype surrounding GLP-1 receptor agonists, a significant proportion of patients discontinue treatment after a few months, reducing the chances of long-term benefits.

How two Canadian war amputees hiked 2,000 kilometres and shaped disability rights activism The forgotten hike of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall and the related advocacy efforts of the Amputations Association of the Great War—a predecessor organization of today’s War Amps—speaks to an ...

How two Canadian war amputees hiked 2,000 kilometres and shaped disability rights activism

University of Saskatchewan remembers: The service of the McNab brothers Dr. John Allan (Jack) McNab and his brothers from the University of Saskatchewan answered their country’s call in both world wars.

University of Saskatchewan remembers: The service of the McNab brothers

Dr. John Allan (Jack) McNab and his brothers from the University of Saskatchewan answered their country’s call in both world wars.

New Canadian consensus guidelines on managing male and female pattern hair loss A panel of Canadian experts has developed consensus recommendations for the management of androgenetic alopecia in male and female adults.

New Canadian consensus guidelines on managing male and female pattern hair loss🧪

A panel of Canadian experts has developed consensus recommendations for the management of androgenetic alopecia in male and female adults.

New topical JAK inhibitor available for treating chronic hand eczema Anzupgo (delgocitinib topical cream) is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic hand eczema in adults.

New topical JAK inhibitor available for treating chronic hand eczema

Anzupgo (delgocitinib topical cream) is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic hand eczema in adults.

New Canadian consensus guidelines on managing male and female pattern hair loss A panel of Canadian experts has developed consensus recommendations for the management of androgenetic alopecia in male and female adults.

New Canadian consensus guidelines on managing male and female pattern hair loss🧪

A panel of Canadian experts has developed consensus recommendations for the management of androgenetic alopecia in male and female adults.

Altering this cloning technique could be game changer in fertility treatments Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.

Altering this cloning technique could be game changer in fertility treatments🧪

Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.

How doctors can help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.

How doctors can help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy🧪

Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.

How doctors can help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.

How doctors can help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy🧪

Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.

Altering this cloning technique could be game changer in fertility treatments Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.

Altering this cloning technique could be game changer in fertility treatments🧪

Technique using skin cells to create fertilizable human eggs with genes from two sources.

Do corticosteroids during pregnancy increase childhood infectious disease risk? Study examines antenatal corticosteroid use and risk of infectious diseases throughout childhood.

Do corticosteroids during pregnancy increase childhood infectious disease risk?🧪

Study examines antenatal corticosteroid use and risk of infectious diseases throughout childhood.

Researchers distinguish four types of autism and their genetic drivers Research provides insight into how gene variants impact early brain development in ASD—and how these four identifiable types may be just the first pieces of the puzzle.

Four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism have been identified, along with details of how each of their underlying genetic patterns drive the condition.

Seven obstetrician gynecologists resign from hospital in B.C. Interior Interior Health vice-president of medicine Dr. Mark Masterson says the doctors make up the whole department, but he assured the public there will be no change to obstetric or gynecology services at th...

Seven obstetrician gynecologists have resigned from in-hospital privileges under the Interior Health authority at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C.

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‘We’ll be moving’: Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes A leaked internal memo from the government says the United Conservative Party government plans to apply the the notwithstanding clause for new laws that require parental consent for children to change...

‘We’ll be moving’: Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes

Following healthy food guidelines in Canada comes at a high cost, study finds A recent study out of Laval University finds many foods that are high in sodium and sugar on Canadian shelves are much cheaper than healthier, equivalent options.

A recent study out of Laval University finds many foods that are high in sodium and sugar on Canadian shelves are much cheaper than healthier, equivalent options.

Canada’s first non-beating heart transplant could lead to shorter wait lists: UHN University Health Network says the procedure could grow the national donor pool by 30% if the practice is expanded across the country.

A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor.

Senator says she was never told her 2005 surgery would leave her sterile A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader reckoning ...

A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader reckoning on systemic racism in Canada.