Neuropathologists urge Ottawa to bring back autopsy services for patients suspected of having fatal brain illness

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Medicine Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months ago

PHAC abruptly cut off funding in February for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease autopsies and biopsies to save money

Neuropathologists across Canada are urging the federal government to revive autopsy services for people suspected of having Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the fatal brain illness best known for its links to mad cow disease.

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