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- 2/15/2023
Premiers urge Trudeau to agree to regular health funding reviews
The premiers say in a letter sent today that they are prepared to accept the offer for now but further discussions are needed to establish longer-term predictability and stability in healthcare. - 2/15/2023
States' push to define sex decried as erasing trans people
Republicans have put transgender issues at the center of their agenda, a tactic that many observers see as an effort to keep conservative voters energized and to push voters sympathetic to Democrats on other issues into the GOP camp. - 2/15/2023
Pharmacy-led primary care clinics off to a strong start in N.S., pharmacy group says
Five hundred people were seen by Shoppers Drug Mart stores alone in the first week of the pilot program - 2/15/2023
Pharmacy Entrepreneur Adam Silvertown: "I like a good problem."
I did not consider myself an entrepreneur when I graduated. I was dedicated to my profession and envisioned a career where I might possibly one day be my own boss. I know it’s very cliché to say this, but I could never have predicted what taking the plunge into pharmacy ownership was going to be like for me. - 2/15/2023
‘Drug dealers don’t become doctors.’ Crown says ex medical student motivated by greed
In her closing address to a Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury, Crown prosecutor Kim McOnie said Sandeson had planned to sell the marijuana he stole from the victim to clear a $78,000 debt just as he was starting medical school at Dalhousie University. - 2/15/2023
Alberta Opposition NDP promise health teams to improve access to family physicians
NDP Leader Rachel Notley says if her party forms government after the spring election, its goal would be for a million or more Albertans to be able to see their family doctor within a day or two near where they live. - 2/15/2023
Committee studying assisted dying calls for more engagement from government
Members of the committee held 36 meetings, heard from nearly 150 witnesses and reviewed more than 350 briefs on the medically assisted dying program. - 2/14/2023
Case report: And just one more thing . . .
An add-on question from a patient at Dr. Dickson's clinic reveals a dramatic case of depigmentation. - 2/14/2023
U.S. FDA panel weighs moving opioid antidote over the counter
The brand under review, Narcan, comes as a nasal spray and is the leading version of the drug. - 2/14/2023
Canadians should get info on how much alcohol is in a standard drink: minister
Recent guidance also says alcohol bottles and cans should have mandatory labels explaining health risks and information about what a standard size drink is.