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- 4/26/2023
'Not feeling great? Your appointment can wait:' Tweet from B.C. Children's Hospital going viral for all the wrong reasons
Some doctors had less than kind words about the messaging from the children's hospital—especially in the wake of the province dropping its mask mandate for healthcare settings. - 4/25/2023
B.C. Appeal Court sides with mom in case involving access to parental medical records
The three-judge panel says a section of B.C.’s Child, Family and Community Service Act is unconstitutional, finding the legislation lacked safeguards to protect parents’ deeply personal medical information. - 4/25/2023
Navigating drug shortages in Canada: challenges and solutions for healthcare professionals
While drug shortages are not new to pharmacists, recent shortages of essential medications such as Children's Tylenol and Amoxicillin have impacted a larger population and gained significant media coverage across Canada. - 4/25/2023
Atrial fibrillation: cryoablation is effective in the long-term
A new study shows the relevance of cryoablation as a first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation compared to antiarrhythmics alone. - 4/25/2023
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder starts nonprofit cannabis company
Ben Cohen has started Ben’s Best Blnz, a nonprofit cannabis line with a stated mission of helping to right the wrongs of the war on drugs. - 4/25/2023
Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease OK'd by U.S. FDA
It’s the first drug for an inherited form of ALS. - 4/25/2023
Legal column: Liar, liar
Malpractice claim debunked by N.B. courts after patient caught lying in accusations against doctor. - 4/25/2023
WHO fires doctor after findings of sexual misconduct
The U.N. health agency had come under pressure from the United States and other countries to do more in the fight against sexual misconduct in the wake of the claims against the doctor. - 4/25/2023
Mental health services come too late, experts say, after uptick in violence across Canada
Amanda Butler, a criminologist and health researcher, said studies show most acts of violence are not committed by mentally ill people and that they are more likely to be victims of violence or of self-harm. - 4/25/2023
Smith declines to disavow comments urging out of pocket payments for healthcare
Smith’s United Conservative Party government has committed not to delist any current medically insured services or to having Albertans pay for services or prescriptions currently covered by medicare.