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- 8/27/2013
How doctors can answer the call for action on health equity
Doctors link income, education, housing and nutrition to health inequities - 8/27/2013
Austrian scientists succeed in growing human brain tissue in the lab
VIENNA, Austria | Complex human brain tissue has been successfully developed in a three-dimensional culture system established in an Austrian laboratory. The method described in the current issue of Nature allows pluripotent stem cells to develop into cerebral organoids - or "mini brains" - that consist of several discrete brain regions. - 8/26/2013
Alberta college says mandating professional courtesy rules would be a ‘challenge’
EDMONTON | Formalized rules around professional courtesy in Alberta could fall under the discretion of the provincial college, but the province’s registrar says doing so would be a “challenge.” - 8/26/2013
Press Review - August 27, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Throat cancer on the rise and it could have major impact on health care system. Read this and more. - 8/26/2013
NAPRA’s new 'gateway' to help international pharmacy graduates
Portal for foreign pharmacy graduates to launch in phases starting this fall. - 8/26/2013
Erivedge: first targeted therapy for basal cell carcinoma
New drug indicated in adults for the treatment of histologically confirmed metastatic basal cell carcinoma or locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that is inappropriate for surgery or radiotherapy - 8/25/2013
Home care review after double mastectomy's 'calamity of errors'
A surgical mishap that left a 52-year-old Alberta woman with two rolls of gauze festering inside her chest has prompted a provincial review of procedures and the creation of new rules for communications with home care. - 8/25/2013
The nurse practitioner is in
For centuries – from Florence Nightingale to ER – the medical professionals who treated patients have been nurses and physicians. - 8/25/2013
Techs gear up for fall conference
The fifth annual Breaking Barriers Conference for pharmacy technicians is set for September 21 in Windsor, Ontario. - 8/25/2013
Study: Solano County, California nurses earn most in U.S.
Nurses in Solano County are the highest paid in the United States, according to a new study.