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Mashup Score: 5COVID-19 kicked off a workplace cultural shift, making it hard to fill positions, says employers | CBC News - 9 day(s) ago
In light of a new report that dives into the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on markets and labour in Atlantic Canada, business leaders suggest there’s been a shift in how employees look at jobs.
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Mashup Score: 192Canadian doctors are using 'outdated' guidelines to screen for cancer, experts warn | CBC News - 13 day(s) ago
Family doctors use national guidelines to decide whether and when to send their patients for routine cancer screenings — but experts say Canadians’ lives are at risk because those guidelines use old data, lack expert advice, and are updated too infrequently.
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Mashup Score: 10Who needs Paxlovid now? New guidelines suggest only highest-risk groups should get COVID drug | CBC News - 15 day(s) ago
There are new Canadian recommendations for who should actually get Paxlovid at this point, guided by a growing body of research suggesting the drug’s life-saving benefits now apply to a narrower definition of high-risk individuals.
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Mashup Score: 10Who needs Paxlovid now? New guidelines suggest only highest-risk groups should get COVID drug | CBC News - 15 day(s) ago
There are new Canadian recommendations for who should actually get Paxlovid at this point, guided by a growing body of research suggesting the drug’s life-saving benefits now apply to a narrower definition of high-risk individuals.
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Mashup Score: 40Unpacking the wisdom of the Gritty Nurses | CBC Radio - 16 day(s) ago
Talking about mental health challenges and bullying in the workplace isn’t always easy. But registered nurses Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung are using their platforms as authors and podcast hosts to make sure those stories are heard. Their new book, The Wisdom of Nursing: Stories of Grit from the Front Lines, sheds light on the importance of nurses in the health-care system and the challenges they face on a daily basis.
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Mashup Score: 10Who needs Paxlovid now? New guidelines suggest only highest-risk groups should get COVID drug | CBC News - 16 day(s) ago
There are new Canadian recommendations for who should actually get Paxlovid at this point, guided by a growing body of research suggesting the drug’s life-saving benefits now apply to a narrower definition of high-risk individuals.
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Mashup Score: 6Hundreds of websites are selling fake Ozempic, says company. Doctors say it's only going to get worse | CBC Radio - 18 day(s) ago
A cybersecurity company says it took down more than 250 websites selling fake versions of diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic in 2023. Health-care workers say it’s growing problem tied to accessibly, affordability and stigma.
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A bill that would have eliminated the requirement for doctor’s notes for sick employees was voted down by PC MLAs Wednesday, after P.E.I. ER doctor Kay Dingwell made her position clear: sick notes have no purpose and take up the time of medical staff.
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Mashup Score: 21
H5N1 is in the news again, and this time it has spread to cattle in six U.S. states. It’s even infected a dairy worker in Texas. Global health epidemiologist Raywat Deonandan explains how avian flu is spreading, how transmissible it is, what vaccines are available, and why we shouldn’t be too worried just yet.
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Mashup Score: 0Could 80 become the new 40? | CBC Radio - 19 day(s) ago
We all age. But the process of aging may be different in the year 2050 thanks to advances in medical tech.
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Me too. Since COVID19, I do the vast majority of my CBC work OUTSIDE the CBC. https://t.co/QBxlQ7xQOp