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- 3/19/2023
Two lots of cystic fibrosis drug recalled
Health Canada has sent out an advisory about the two lots of Cayston that have the potential for glass contamination. - 3/19/2023
Work to begin on new B.C. health centre, owned and operated by Sts'ailes First Nation
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Harrison Mills for the planned Sts’ailes Community Care Campus, which will be owned and operated by the Sts’ailes First Nation. - 3/19/2023
Poilievre calls for testing that would allow doctors, nurses to work across Canada
Poilievre says his proposed “blue seal” testing standard would allow qualified healthcare professionals to work in any province or territory that volunteers to be part of the program. - 3/16/2023
New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market
The canines, named for their raccoon-like faces, are often bred for their fur and sold for meat in animal markets across China. - 3/16/2023
Federal government announces $80M for critical drug initiative in Alberta
The project is to include a new facility that could produce new and critical medicines, which is touted by both the federal and provincial governments as being the first of its kind in Western Canada. - 3/16/2023
Lichen Sclerosus: Rare or underrecognized?
I was shocked to learn that Lichen Sclerosus is classified as a rare disease. You’d never know it from my waiting room. - 3/16/2023
A step closer to eliminating cervical cancer by 2040
As Dr. Brian Goldman notes, immunizing young females with even one dose of the HPV vaccine can make that goal more reachable. - 3/16/2023
Victoria group lends a helping hand to Ukraine, setting up prosthetic clinics
Nick Dechev was startled when an air raid siren blared in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv last month. - 3/15/2023
N.S. nursing regulator to speed up process to accept applicants from seven countries
The Nova Scotia College of Nursing says nurses of “good standing and good character” from the Philippines, India, Nigeria, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand will only have to pass the entrance exam in order to start practising in the province.