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- 4/2/2023
B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government
The Nurses Bargaining Association says the agreement it reached Friday with the province’s Health Employers Association includes “record-setting compensation.” - 4/2/2023
What would pharmacare cost and look like in Canada?
Progress on pharmacare is one of the conditions of the confidence-and-supply agreement the NDP entered with the Liberals last year. - 4/2/2023
Green for 'go have unprotected sex': This FDA-approved contraception app is worse than the old fashioned Rhythm Method
The app only requires one input: your temperature as soon as you wake up, and the app makes predictions about your fertility each day. - 4/2/2023
Saskatchewan announces increased compensation to doctors for after hours care
The province announced Friday an agreement in principle with the Saskatchewan Medical Association that will see additional funding available to eligible after-hours urgent care and walk-in clinics. - 4/2/2023
POLL: Minor ailments: how goes it?
What is your personal experience with your scope of practice for assessing/prescribing for minor ailments? - 4/2/2023
New Brunswick accelerates process to license out of province nurses
New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch welcomed the new rules, saying the government looks forward to further conversations with the association. - 3/30/2023
Clock ticks on Liberal NDP deal as budget omits pharmacare bill promised in 2023
Noticeably absent from the NDP leader’s recent speech, and from the 2023-24 spending plan, was any mention of one of his party’s biggest priorities: pharmacare. - 3/30/2023
What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life
Xylazine is increasingly appearing within the U.S. supply of illicit opioids like fentanyl and heroin. - 3/30/2023
‘An antiquated and romantic notion’: N.L. premier says solo clinic practice will become a thing of the past in his province
Premier Dr. Andrew Furey says the Doc Martin model of healthcare will slowly fade away in favour of team-based models.