Some say there is a shortage of healthcare providers in the area. The PA program at ISU is already working to get its students out in the community to fill
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What we know about COVID vaccines and periods
Women have taken to social media to discuss changes in their menstrual cycle after the COVID-19 vaccine but the scientific evidence is lacking. Claire Gagné, Chatelaine Photo: iStock/GeorgiNutsov
If you spend any time on social media, you may have witnessed a period tell-all in recent weeks, with women coming online to share changes to their menstrual cycle which they link to getting the
COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Hannah Feiner, a doctor at the Women’s College Hospital Bay Centre for Birth Control in Toronto, has heard these stories too, in her practice. “It’s come up in conversation maybe their menstrual period is heavier this month, or maybe it’s lighter, or maybe it’s lasted longer or it was shorter,” she says.
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Dr. Meghan Gilley, an emergency room physician who got the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant with her first child, is encouraging other expecting mothers to protect themselves and their babies by getting the shot.
B.C. announced this week that pregnant people will be given priority for the COVID-19 vaccines while jabs could be offered to kids 12 and older before the end of the school year, prompting physicians to assure both groups that the vaccines are safe, in an effort to dispel hesitancy.
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What’s the deal with blood clots during pregnancy?
The risk of blood clots from the AstraZeneca vaccine has called attention to the fact that women have always been at risk of blood clots from something else pregnancy. Here’s what you need to know.
When Sandra Blitz was
22 weeks pregnant with her first child, she stood up from lying on the couch and was overcome by pain radiating down her leg, which was swollen and purplish. She phoned her husband, who was in surgical training at the time, and described her symptoms. He told her to go to hospital.