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- 2/26/2023
Alberta signs $24B, 10-year healthcare funding deal with Ottawa
Alberta is the seventh province to sign on, after the four Atlantic provinces, Ontario and Manitoba. - 2/23/2023
10-year cancer care plan in B.C. to improve detection and treatment: premier
Premier David Eby says nearly everyone in the province has been affected by cancer in some way, through their own diagnosis or that of a family member or friend. - 2/23/2023
How weight affects the body's ability to metabolize vitamin D
Excess body weight consistently characterized by lower 25-OHD blood levels and a higher prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency. - 2/23/2023
Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B healthcare deal
Manitoba becomes the the sixth province to sign onto a new healthcare deal proposed by Ottawa earlier this month. Ontario and the four Atlantic provinces signed Thursday. - 2/23/2023
Director of PMPRB resigns same week as colleague steps down
Douglas Clark, executive director of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, announced today he will be leaving his post after almost a decade with the regulator. - 2/23/2023
24-year-old Ontario doctor goes viral on TikTok after sharing her path to residency
The resident physician graduated from medical school when she was just 23. - 2/23/2023
Doctor-run PCN system in Alberta gets praise
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Alberta use funding to hire nurses, counsellors, physiotherapists and other staff depending on their patients' needs. - 2/23/2023
What will happen if the medication abortion challenge in the U.S. succeeds?
In the latest effort to limit abortion access, opponents of the procedure are seeking to ban one of those medications. If they succeed, only one of the pills would be available, but women would still be able to get abortions. - 2/22/2023
Psychodermatology: a new under-recognized sub-specialty in dermatology
Better understanding the context in which skin disease evolves could give patients a new perspective—and quality of life.