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- 2/27/2023
In a year of ER closures, N.L. sees five year high in emergency department deaths
Nova Scotia also saw a five-year high in emergency room deaths in 2022, with a 10% jump to 558 from 505 people. - 2/27/2023
Researchers track high frequency of genetic diseases in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
A team of medical and genetics specialists associated with the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean health authority recently added 11 rare diseases or conditions to the list of 14 that had already been identified as occurring more frequently in the region than elsewhere in the world. - 2/27/2023
Canadian Dental Association releases recommendations for feds on dental care
On Tuesday the association released a policy paper following consultations with federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, provincial and territorial dental associations and dentists from across Canada. - 2/26/2023
$105K in penalties for pharmacist guilty of improper narcotics dispensing and fraudulent billing
Ottawa pharmacy owner Guo Ma told staff no labels were necessary for methadone dispensed regularly to the same patient and narcotic system alerts should just be ignored if it’s backed by a prescription, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists. - 2/26/2023
We can't achieve unity if we ignore our biases
Racism in healthcare has been shown to have a detrimental impact on the health outcomes of marginalized communities, and it is our responsibility as providers to work towards dismantling these systems of oppression. - 2/26/2023
N.S. Liberals call out government's plan to offer one free counselling session
The Liberal party’s mental health critic says a one-hour appointment is not nearly enough to address people’s needs. - 2/26/2023
The fungus zombies in ‘The Last of Us’ are fictional, but real fungi can infect people, and they’re becoming more resistant
I’ve been studying fungi since my PhD work in the 1980s, and I grow more fascinated by these amazing organisms with every passing year. - 2/26/2023
Vancouver Island clinic finds success counter to the trend
Shoreline Medical has a unique funding model having begun as a non-profit society and achieved charitable status. - 2/26/2023
Quebec labour tribunal orders nurses’ union to stop threatening mass resignation
The tribunal noted the union has been working to gather the signatures of 500 nurses who are ready to resign over the Mauricie-Centre-du-Quebec regional health authority’s scheduling changes. - 2/26/2023
Alzheimer’s Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario
When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a heavy load of emotions.