Health Canada has distributed enough of the antiviral Paxlovid to treat more than 700,000 people with COVID-19, yet the provinces have given only a fraction of that medication to patients.
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Chicago Med’s Double Exit — What Happens Next to Connor and Ava?
RELATED STORIES TVLine hits rewind on the TV season’s biggest “What Happens Next?” finales, then invites you to predict the cliffhanger outcomes. Two of Chicago Med‘s docs are out — but how will the characters say goodbye to the hospital? As previously reported, Colin Donnell (aka Dr. Connor Rhodes) and Norma Kuhling (Dr. Ava Bekker) […]
Chicago Med’s Norma Kuhling ‘Feeling Nothing But Gratitude’ Ahead of Exit
Norma Kuhling is expressing “gratitude” to her Chicago Med family in the wake of news that she will be leaving the NBC hospital drama at the end of its current fourth season. As reported Friday, Kuhling — who joined the series as Dr. Ava Bekker in the Season 2 finale — will be departing Med along with co-star […]
“Scary” reality: Meds tainted with germs, glass, carcinogens, mystery particles
Enlarge / What else is in there? (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) An investigation by Kaiser Health News into thousands of recent drug recalls reveals a frightening record of medicines in the US being tainted with dangerous bacteria, mold, glass shards, rubber bits, cancer-causing chemicals, mysterious powders, and worrying metal particles. There were also cases of medications […]
‘I’ll give all the Jews wrong meds’: Anti-Zionist tweets get Muslim doctor fired AND haunt her later
A former resident at a hospital in Ohio has been accused of fomenting hatred towards Jews and of whitewashing the Holocaust, after her tweets, in which she compared Israel to Nazi Germany, resurfaced and gained traction online. Lara Kollab, 27, a recent graduate of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, was recently fired from her […]
100K Africans Die From Fake Meds Each Year. Can She Save Them?
Vivian Nwakah was told she wouldn’t survive in Nigeria, and she started to believe it. While her glistening dark skin makes her look just like most others in the capital city of Lagos, her American accent means she’s not like everyone else; and all of her friends who arrived around the same time as she […]
Rx for Jail? What to Know Before Taking Your Meds Abroad
Rx for Jail? What to Know Before Taking Your Meds Abroad Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]
Marijuana meds for pets? Vets want clinical trials
People anxious to relieve suffering in their pets are increasingly turning to marijuana-based oils and powders. But there’s little data on whether they work, or if they have harmful side effects. Vets say research is badly needed. CBC | Health News
FDA warns on mixing opioid addiction treatments with other meds
Combining medication for opioid addiction with anti-anxiety medicines and other drugs that also slow breathing and brain activity dangerous, FDA warns. CBC | Health News
More communication key to balancing weight gain risk against benefits of mental health meds
Antidepressants and other drugs used to treat mental illness can cause weight gain that can lead to cardiovascular and other health problems, but some experts say not all patients on these drugs have been warned of the risks by their doctors and are left to make difficult choices on their own. CBC | Health News
