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• 6/29/2023

  Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says

  The findings reflect the way muscular pain in the neck and lower back is increasingly treated in Canada.
• 6/29/2023

  Want a more accurate number of Canada's homeless population? Try counting health data

  Traditional methods for determining the number of homeless people have relied on counting people accessing services.
• 6/29/2023

  Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors

  Sukinder Mangat has been waiting 11 years for a kidney transplant while enduring dialysis three times a week as part of a routine that leaves him exhausted, worried and unable to work.
• 6/28/2023

  Not all sugars created equal: Maple syrup may reduce cardiometabolic risk

  Researchers surprised by the significant reduction in abdominal fat for participants using maple syrup.
• 6/28/2023

  Educator and TV host Sue Johanson, who helped destigmatize the joy of sex, dead at 93

  With her wire-rim glasses and grandmotherly demeanour, Sue Johanson seemed an unlikely candidate to be Canadian TV’s foremost sex guru.
• 6/28/2023

  Problem solved: How do I get patients to pay for uninsured services?

  We asked doctors for their tips on coaxing patients into paying for uninsured services, especially those who insist they can’t afford it.
• 6/28/2023

  B.C. to launch website to book appointments with pharmacists to treat minor ailments

  Premier David Eby says the province will become the first in Canada to offer online booking for residents to visit pharmacists for treatment of minor ailments.
• 6/27/2023

  What does a psychiatrist do all day?

  A day in the life of Dr. Luc Gilbert of Drummondville, Que.
• 6/27/2023

  POLL: Should pharmacists be allowed into the injections-for-beauty business?

  During the pandemic and beyond, pharmacists in Canada pushed for broader scopes of practices and notably stepped up to administer hundreds of thousands of COVID vaccines. But what about other injectables?
• 6/26/2023

  Alberta NDP says Smith hid overdose data, demands transparency

  The latest provincial data released Monday shows 179 people died from drug poisoning in April, the highest number in a single month.