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- 3/27/2023
N.B. patients and family of mystery brain disease call for fresh investigations
Steve Ellis, whose father is sick, told a news conference today that federal experts should continue investigating the cause of the disease, of which symptoms include rapidly progressing dementia, muscle spasms, atrophy and a host of other complications. - 3/27/2023
Doctor decries gun violence after school shooting near miss
Dr. Britney Grayson had just finished regaling children at the small religious grade school about Kenya, where she works on missions, when she drove out of the parking lot looking for a Starbucks. - 3/27/2023
NAPRA seeks comments on drug schedule change for pediatric loratadine products
National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee issues interim recommendations on drug schedule status change for loratadine products used in children two to 11 years of age. - 3/27/2023
Blank pages and empty spaces
Even in the emptiness there is alway something, as Dr. Gary Kinney discovers. - 3/27/2023
Feds launch new Model Practice Standard for MAiD
The new model aims to help clinicians and regulators alike through complex cases. - 3/27/2023
B.C. to announce plan for access to diabetes drug Ozempic, hyped for weight loss
Adrian Dix said in January that the government would be investigating why almost 10% of prescriptions for the drug in B.C. were filled for American citizens. - 3/27/2023
Rise in TTC violence sign of failure to address poverty, mental illness: psychiatrist
The TTC has also said it’s critical to address underlying social issues. - 3/27/2023
POLL: Are you an OTC counsellor?
Counseling patients on the use of nonprescription products is a part of a pharmacist's scope of practice that's often under the radar. What's your personal experience with OTC counselling? - 3/26/2023
Several southern Ontario public health units warn whooping cough on the rise
Normally caseloads are in the single digits for these regions, but dozens have popped up so far this year. - 3/26/2023
Idaho hospital to stop baby deliveries, partly over politics
The decision to discontinue providing obstetrical services was emotional and difficult, hospital officials said in a news release.