{"id":549278,"date":"2024-03-30T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdbriefcase.com\/postcall-item\/%f0%9f%a9%ba-man-hugs-in-the-er\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T14:03:00","slug":"%f0%9f%a9%ba-man-hugs-in-the-er","status":"publish","type":"postcall","link":"https:\/\/www.mdbriefcase.com\/fr\/postcall-item\/%f0%9f%a9%ba-man-hugs-in-the-er\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\ude7a Man hugs in the ER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!DOCTYPE html><html><head><link href='https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com' rel='preconnect'><link href='https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Outfit&#038;display=swap' rel='stylesheet'><link href='https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Inter&#038;display=swap' rel='stylesheet'><link href='https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Open+Sans&#038;display=swap' rel='stylesheet'>\n<style type='text\/css'>\n:root {\n  --wt-primary-color: #3f72af;\n  --wt-text-on-primary-color: #FFFFFF;<\/p>\n<p> 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Man hugs in the ER<\/h1>\n<h2 style='font-size: 20px; font-family:&#39;Helvetica&#39;,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.75rem; padding-bottom: 20px; font-weight: 400;'>PLUS: Low cost semaglutide, frontline tales, and dementia gains<\/h2>\n<div class='bh__byline_wrapper'>\n<div>\n<div style='display:flex;'>\n<div style='display:flex; flex-direction:row; justify-content:flex-start;'>\n<div style='display:flex;'><img alt='Author' height='40' src='https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80\/static_assets\/gradient_avatar_3.png' style='height:40px;width:40px;border:4px solid rgba(0,0,0,0);left:-4px;z-index:2;box-sizing:content-box;position:relative;border-radius:9999px;' width='40'><img alt='Author' height='40' src='https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80\/uploads\/user\/profile_picture\/eda7ec01-c8e6-473d-8130-d0760a28780e\/thumb_uX8MKzCx_400x400__1_.png' 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href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zuz5SgcHnrQ&#038;utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">high prices<\/a> at the grocery store. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"> But as painful as that\u2019s been, that\u2019s nothing compared to the big-time markups Novo Nordisk has been adding to Ozempic. How big? A new <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2816824?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">study<\/a> found that it costs only about $5 to produce. And while it costs us Canadians $155\/month, our neighbours to the south are getting a <i>raw<\/i> deal, paying nearly $1000\/month for the drug. No wonder Big Pharma finger pointer Sen. Bernie Sanders put out <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.help.senate.gov\/chair\/newsroom\/press\/news-sanders-statement-on-outrageous-cost-of-ozempic?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">a statement<\/a> demanding they at the very least do a Superstore-style price match. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:start;\"><b>Now here\u2019s the weekend roundup! <\/b>(4 minute read) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:30px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 3px solid #112d4e; width:50%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"shoppers-thug-mart\" style=\"padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:16px;\">\n<h1 style=\"color:#2A2A2A;font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:28px;font-weight:normal;line-height:42px;margin:0;text-align:center;\"><b>#ShoppersThugMart <\/b>\ud83e\udd11<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"> Imagine scoring a gig as a Shoppers pharmacist, only to realize you\u2019re stuck making more spam calls than a telemarketer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"><b>What happened:<\/b> Shoppers Drug Mart is <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ontario-medcheck-shoppers-drug-mart-pressure-1.7126811?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">under<\/a> fire for pushing its employees to bombard customers, even those at low risk, with calls about their medication. These calls get billed as virtual MedsCheck reviews <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/professional-pharmacy-services?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">under <\/a>Ontario&#39;s program, where pharmacies are reimbursed $60-75 per call\u2014nearly <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/rci\/en\/news\/2052798\/ontario-medcheck-shoppers-drug-mart-pressure?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">2x<\/a> what family doctors can bill. One pharmacist disclosed their manager pushed for up to 20 calls per shift, with 96% used for reviews, often without patients\u2019 consent. Despite guidelines recommending 20-30 minute reviews, calls are often wrapped up in five minutes or less.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"><b>Why it\u2019s interesting:<\/b> Medcheck, a government initiative, keeps patients informed about their prescriptions and meds \u2014 crucial for those without healthcare access. <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/shoppers-drug-mart-medication-review-targets-1.7142626?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&#038;utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">When<\/a> COVID-19 struck, Ontario approved phone consultations. Who\u2019d have guessed associate owners would jump on these lowered barriers for profit?\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"><b>Shoppers\u2019 Internal data says:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:37px;padding-right:27px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<ul style=\"color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;list-style-type:disc;margin:0px 0px 0px 25px;padding:0;\">\n<li style=\"margin:10px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"> From 2022-23, a pharmacy location billed over 300% more medication reviews. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:10px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"> A 10% bonus was dangled for exceeding target plans by 2023. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:10px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"> In Dec. 2023, a VP announced plans to chat with associate owners about weekly targets. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:10px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"> In Jan. 2024, a district manager expressed &quot;deep disappointment&quot; in their performance quotas. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:65%;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/4Fwlp0MTJjmh548KzAlWz6xPSMM9DFo_26EosexvETJBZfzzbfXL3nfiL0-2wgRokjOTu-zm5YzpS-KzU_C2iN3zCejIpIfNGk2mZFgdZGIh83DKVfSiRQ-OwlxolmwYIcllp2G_HdyXhkF4FS_TTg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"> A pharmacist <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ShoppersDrugMart\/comments\/1anjst5\/professional_services_in_pharmacy_has_gotten_out\/?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">spills<\/a> how a Shoppers Drug Mart store had a first-year student impersonate a pharmacist to call patients for medchecks: &quot;People tell me to report this, but why? To whom? It&#39;s the norm across all Ontario SDMs now because top-level directives are completely out of touch with stores, pharmacists, and patients, focusing solely on stock price and shareholder dividends.&quot; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"><b>Bottom line:<\/b> Pharmacists have called out Shoppers Drug Mart&#39;s performance expectations as a toxic influence on company culture and patient care. Despite quota denials from President Jeff Leger, the situation needs serious attention that needs to be addressed \u2014 pronto. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:30px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 3px solid #112d4e; width:50%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"guess-what-i-saw-today\" style=\"padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:16px;\">\n<h1 style=\"color:#2A2A2A;font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:28px;font-weight:normal;line-height:42px;margin:0;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(9, 20, 42);\">Guess What I Saw Today<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:19px;padding-right:19px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#dbe2ef;padding-bottom:19px;padding-left:19px;padding-right:19px;padding-top:19px;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid #3f72af;\">\n<div style=\"left\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:23px;margin:0;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;\">Saw a surgeon get upset that HE moved the patient table into the anesthesia area and the anesthesia nurse had the audacity to ask where she should sit. His response?<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:23px;margin:0;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;\">\u201cStudies show people who stand tend to live longer. So if you think about it, I\u2019m actually doing you a favor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:12;text-align:left;\"><small style=\"color:#595959;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;\"> Anonymous <\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:19px;padding-right:19px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#dbe2ef;padding-bottom:19px;padding-left:19px;padding-right:19px;padding-top:19px;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid #3f72af;\">\n<div style=\"left\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:23px;margin:0;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;\">Was called out for a middle aged woman involved in a &quot;head vs pole&quot;. This charming young lady had an approx half meter length of pipe with bicycle wheel pegs inserted in the ends that was wrapped in purple duct tape that she had named the &quot;purple people beater&quot; and reportedly carried for self defense. After smoking a substantial amount of meth, followed by an equally substantial amount of cannabis to &quot;settle my stomach from the meth&quot;, she got into a tiff with her significant other, stormed off and threw the aforementioned purple people beater at a tree with enough force that it bounced back and whacked her in the side of the head just behind the temple causing a brief loss of consciousness. Final rule out reported to the receiving ED: &quot;head trauma secondary to flying purple people beater&quot;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:12;text-align:left;\"><small style=\"color:#595959;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;\"> Anonymous medical student, moonlighting as a paramedic <\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:19px;padding-right:19px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#dbe2ef;padding-bottom:19px;padding-left:19px;padding-right:19px;padding-top:19px;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid #3f72af;\">\n<div style=\"left\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:23px;margin:0;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;\">I had a young man, not much older than me, with no family or friends locally, come in w\/ rectal bleeding and it turned out he had a large tumor from colon cancer. He just broke down crying, and the moment seemed right, so I hugged him. He sat there crying on my shoulder for what seemed like over a minute. He confided that he&#39;d never had a man hug him before, that it wasn&#39;t the culture growing up in his family. He didn&#39;t know what to do or who to call, so I made him call his brother and his dad who he hadn&#39;t contacted in years, and they both immediately starting driving from out of town to see him. We got him admitted and he is doing well to this day, and has rekindled his family relationships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top:12;text-align:left;\"><small style=\"color:#595959;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;\"> Anonymous <\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(9, 20, 42);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;\"><i>These stories are sourced from Postcall readers as well as across the internet. Have a riveting tale of your own? <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(9, 20, 42);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><i><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeJmIcq2kM4MlIrSajckBqLobzfhWxmyEvOWcmVTVAs33opQQ\/viewform?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">Send us your best<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(9, 20, 42);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;\"><i> \u201cGuess What I Saw Today\u201d from the OR, ED, or clinic (anonymized, obviously).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:30px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; border-top: 3px solid #112d4e; width:50%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"speed-reads\" style=\"padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:16px;\">\n<h1 style=\"color:#2A2A2A;font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:28px;font-weight:normal;line-height:42px;margin:0;text-align:center;\">Speed Reads \ud83d\udea4\u00a0<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto 0 auto;width:60%;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80\/uploads\/asset\/file\/1eedb658-cf18-4fbf-ad45-fda2d87f2123\/pexels-photo-7203692.jpeg?t=1711734651\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"> 1: \ud83e\udde0 According to a recent JAMA <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamaneurology\/fullarticle\/2816798?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">study<\/a>, the decrease in dementia is because of an increase in brain size. The study examined 3,000+ brain volumes of people born between 1930 and 1970 and suggested that over the years there has been \u201c<span style=\"color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Guardian TextSans Web, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;\">improved brain development.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"> 2: \ud83e\uddb9\u200d\u2642\ufe0f A US district judge sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of failed fund FTX, to <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/28\/business\/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-sentencing\/index.html?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">25 years in prison<\/a> on Thursday. The severity of the sentence is somewhat in the middle, compared to other corporate fraudsters. Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11 years for committing fraud with with her blood-testing company, Theranos. Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, died in prison while serving his 150-year sentence. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"> 3: \ud83d\udc68\u200d\u2695\ufe0f <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/196\/11\/E369?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">CMAJ<\/a> has reported that the working hours of male doctors declined by 14% between 1987 and 2021 (55 hours to 48 hours), while the hours of female doctors has remained stable (about 45 hours\/week). Physician burnout is thought to be one of the reasons behind the decline. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"> 4: \ud83e\udda0 An Ottawa woman avoided major amputation after being <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/1.7159416?utm_source=postcall.ca&#038;utm_medium=newsletter&#038;utm_campaign=man-hugs-in-the-er\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"-webkit-text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;color:#3f72af;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline #2C81E5;word-break:break-word;;\">treated<\/a> by experimental phage therapy \u2014 which uses viruses to attack harmful bacteria. As a last resort, to fight the woman\u2019s antibiotic-resistant infection, Health Canada authorized a rare single patient clinical trial. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n  p span[style*=\"font-size\"] { line-height: 1.6; }\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#2D2D2D;color:var(--wt-text-on-background-color) !important;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;\"> 5: \ud83d\udcd6 Read: Boeing employees explain how the company sacrificed quality for speed. 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