National Diabetes Foot Care Report The National Cardiovascular Intelligence Network (NCVIN) has recently published a report highlighting the latest information on UK diabetes-related foot care. Taking a population health perspective, the report includes analysis...
Engineered bacteria could help protect ‘good’ gut microbes from antibiotics According to Medical Xpress, antibiotics are life-saving drugs that can also harm the beneficial microbes that live in the gut, leaving patients “at risk of developing inflammation or...
Why Canada hasn’t been getting the new antibiotics we need to fight drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ According to Medical Xpress, more than a quarter of infections in Canada fail to respond to standard antibiotics due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And...
Knee replacement in folks over 80: Less risky than you think A new study shared by Medical Xpress found that knee replacement surgery in patients over 80 years old isn’t as hazardous for them as assumed. Study author Priscilla Varghese, a medical student at SUNY...
Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars According to an article recently shared by Kaiser Health News (KHN), the federal government has penalized 764 hospitals for having the highest amount of patient infections and...
Sask. doctor worries about health system as Omicron numbers rise The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recently reported on the growing strain that Saskatchewan hospitals are facing as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Comparatively to other provinces such as...
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