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- 3/23/2023
Cosmetic brands will have to disclose fragrance ingredients—a welcome change for those with allergies
The move would bring Canada in line with the European Union, where that regulation was established in 2005. - 3/23/2023
Winnipeg hospital says doctors are now helping sexual assault examination program
Jennifer Cumpsty, the executive director of acute health services at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, says doctors and nurse practitioners are pitching in while new nurses are being trained. - 3/23/2023
Doctors may miss how addiction patients cheat drug tests
Doctors often use urine tests to make sure patients taking medication for opioid addiction are sticking with treatment. A new study suggests they may be missing some cheaters. - 3/22/2023
A plea for federal action on portable health benefits
It's high time Quebec residents get portable medical benefits and doctors in the rest of Canada get promptly paid, says Dr. Charles Shaver. - 3/22/2023
How’s the knee? New CIHI data paints a sorry picture of a Canada’s surgery backlog
Examining how many knee replacements happened within the recommended six-month time frame, one province's track record actually improved over the course of the pandemic. - 3/22/2023
Adding more doctors does not solve the problem, it creates one
Dr. Jabir Jassam argues governments need to increase the wages and benefits of existing doctors and support nurse practitioners and physician assistants in primary care offices. - 3/22/2023
The doors are opening for U.S.-trained physicians
Proposed changes to registration policies aimed at encouraging more physicians to practise in Canada. - 3/22/2023
Pharmpreneur of the week Tom Sun: "I encourage all pharmacists to be curious and strive for change."
I am a firm believer that there are multiple solutions to solve a single problem. Like any other careers in life, you have to be passionate about what you do and finding the “why.” - 3/21/2023
Manitoba service for sexual assault victims sees more staffing trouble as nurses quit
It is the latest blow to the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, which has failed at times to live up to its plan to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. - 3/21/2023
Case report: A COVID rash?
A walk-in clinic patient attributes a body rash to COVID, but Dr. Robert Dickson suspects something further.