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Top doctor asked how public health teams handle 'low-risk' hantavirus exposures, testing
Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada’s chief public health officer, says her team is working with provincial and territorial counterparts to create national guidance as the country sees both low-risk and higher-risk exposures to hantavirus related to a cluster of cases linked to a cruise ship. Source link
Canada's chief public health officer provides hantavirus update
Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada’s chief public health officer, is appearing alongside representatives from Global Affairs Canada and Transport Canada on Thursday to take questions about the government’s response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship Source link
Saskatoon clinic says nurses are dealing with so many overdoses, they want knee pads
Toby Esterby, the chief operations officer for the clinic on 20th Street in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, urged city council to devote resources to address homelessness and addiction, arguing that such spending will reduce the need for responses from the police and fire departments. Source link
Hepatitis A outbreak 'absolutely preventable,' Winnipeg doctor says as cases surge
A Winnipeg doctor says she’s worried governments are only offering Band-Aid solutions as hepatitis A continues to spread more than a year after Manitoba declared an outbreak. Source link
Just over 4 British Columbians died of toxic drugs daily in March: coroner
The B.C. Coroners Service says 135 people died in March due to suspected unregulated drug poisoning, up from 115 deaths the month before. Source link
A disabled man living in a group home died malnourished in hospital. His family wants answers
A family is calling for an inquest after an intellectually disabled man who was being cared for at a Manitoba group home died in hospital with significant malnutrition. Source link
Erectile dysfunction ads are targeting young men. But many don’t need the meds, experts say
Euphemistic ads for ED medication are as old as the internet, but in recent years, direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical companies are using memes and unmistakable messaging to reach young men concerned about their sexual health on social media. Doctors caution young men often only need medication after steps like lifestyle changes haven’t improved sexual health and performance. […]
Medical AI transcriber for Ontario doctors 'hallucinated,' generated errors: auditor general
Artificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated “hallucinations,” and were not evaluated adequately, the province’s auditor general says in a new report. Source link
PCOS, which affects tens of millions of women, is now known as PMOS. Here's why the renaming is important
After more than a decade of discussion and debate, polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, will now be called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS. It’s hoped the name change will mean earlier diagnosis, an approach toward holistic treatments and more awareness of lesser known symptoms of the chronic hormonal disorder. Source link
The cruise ship hantavirus outbreak offered a real-life simulation exercise. Did we pass?
Hantavirus took hold on a weeks-long cruise before global health officials had any idea that a rodent-borne illness was silently spreading. More people keep falling ill back on land. Scientists expect the outbreak will fizzle out, but the crisis has offered a reminder that viruses can spread faster than public health efforts. Source link