Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give patients incorrect readings

The artist you have listened to on that platform 10,000 times would have been financially better off if you had purchased one single CD from them or even paid for a few individual tracks.

“They’re in the process right now of manufacturing consent for A.I.”

Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it? The universal HBV birth dose has prevented more than 90,000 childhood deaths since 1991, but a federal vaccine advisory group may vote to end the practice. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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Applications are being accepted for those wanting to become doctors through Simon Fraser University, in what the British Columbia government says is the first new medical school in Western Canada in decades.

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.

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.

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.

Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that

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Patients who were intoxicated during the assault or while seeking treatment after the fact face greater difficulty accessing sexual assault evidence kits (SAEKs), according to a new study published in the journal Violence Against Women this summer.

BREAKING: Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta

If patients have patchy hair, hair loss, or hair that won’t grow because it keeps breaking off, a contributing culprit could be the type of hair brush they are using. Here's out guide to 10 different brush types and what they're actually for!

Leaving family med: Filling a community need in diabetic wound care ‘The gratification that one gets when you are able to save a person's limb, that's pretty big . . .. That kind of a win doesn't occur too often in family medicine.’

How to increase the number of Indigenous physicians in Canada: report A new impact paper based on lived experience outlines ways to eliminate barriers.

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.

It was 60 years ago this week that the Medical Post was first published and we have a great web page with fun highlights of the Medical Post’s past, quizzes and more: canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/medicalpost60

Let's discuss: How do you talk to pregnant and hope-to-be pregnant patients about pain and fever relief?

I mean..........

They've lost the 9yos

Infectious Disease physicians welcome you all. We have been in this state perpetually since 2020!

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🧪 How many times and in what different ways do we need confirmation that genAI is crap for anything except the simplest tasks? *Because it doesn't read, or comprehend, or think*. (also, hilariously, it's the same AI Oxford Uni has just paid some huge sum to licence for all staff & students)

Some of these headlines might seem . . . a little dated 😆. But others look like we used them in our Doctor Daily newsletter just yesterday. Take the Medical Post's anniversary quiz to see if your knowledge of Canadian medical history can help you guess what year we published these headlines.

COVID vaccines no longer free for all Quebecers — here’s who still qualifies

"The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada revisited its position in light of reports questioning whether there is a link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism in children."

Slenyto: first Rx melatonin product for treating insomnia in children with ASD Health Canada is also proposing to add ‘melatonin or its salts’ to the Prescription Drug List when used for any sleep-related use in the general pediatric population.

Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2025 Severe: NL, PEI, SK Very high: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NB, North, NS, ON High: QC Moderate: none About 1 in 81 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

The Medical Post (@themedicalpost.bsky.social) officially turned 60 on Sunday. I was already proud to work in independent journalism serving healthcare pros, but looking back over decades of headlines and the medical history they're tied to is really something.

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