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- 7/19/2023
Fibre is the body’s natural guide to weight management
Rather than cutting carbs out of the diet, patients should eat them in their original fibre packaging instead. - 7/19/2023
Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data
The government does have data on the hours paramedics spend waiting in emergency rooms to transfer patients to the care of a hospital, which are often a key factor in ambulance availability, but won’t disclose it. - 7/19/2023
Quebec lends $30 million to Familiprix to automate its distribution centres
The pharmacy chain, which has 430 branches in Quebec and New Brunswick, says it the loan will help it create 230 jobs. - 7/19/2023
Ontario adds $44M to fund aimed at reducing ER wait times
The new funding is on top of $90 million a year from the province to reward ERs that put in place what the government calls innovative solutions to reduce wait times. - 7/19/2023
Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need
Wednesday’s tornado touched down near Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and ripped up the roof of a Pfizer factory that makes nearly 25% of all sterile injectable medicines used in U.S. hospitals, according to the drugmaker. - 7/19/2023
As the planet warms, scientists worry that cases of infectious diseases could spike
People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago. Climate change threatens to undo that progress. - 7/19/2023
Pfizer reports North Carolina pharmaceutical plant damaged by tornado, no serious injuries
The plant produces anesthesia and other drugs as well as nearly 25% of all sterile injectable medications used in U.S. hospitals. - 7/19/2023
Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP
Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a health-sciences professor at Simon Fraser University, stepped down as co-chair of the department’s scientific advisory committee on pest control products late last month. - 7/19/2023
Undue influence? Anonymous donations to World Health Organization’s new foundation raise concerns
Nearly 40% of the money raised by the WHO Foundation in its first two years came from anonymous sources. - 7/18/2023
When patients test your patience
Pharmacy technician Alicia Levman provides some tips on keeping cool when patients behave badly.