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- 8/12/2013
Podcast: Nursing labour - The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses
On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, Rosalee Longmoore talks about her 15 years as the president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). - 8/12/2013
Nova Scotia's breastfeeding hotline, weekend nurse visits nixed
Breastfeeding advocates in Nova Scotia say they’re concerned for new mothers after some of the province’s breastfeeding services were cut back. - 8/12/2013
New patient registry matches 800 people with NPs, doctors
The New Brunswick Health Department is hoping its new and improved patient registry will be a cure-all to its waiting list woes. - 8/12/2013
Neupro: new transdermal patch for Parkinson’s, restless legs
Drug treats the signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. - 8/12/2013
'Inappropriate' stenting trend evident in U.S.: consultant
LONDON, U.K. | Former President George W. Bush’s recent heart stent operation will further increase the popularity of what is often an unnecessary and wasteful procedure, says an analyst with global research and consulting firm GlobalData. - 8/12/2013
Editorial: Nursing change is inevitable
As board members of the Vancouver Island Health Authority have learned to their discomfort, hell hath no fury like an angry nurse. - 8/12/2013
Canadian medical imaging groups partner on project in India
LONDON, Ont. | The Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC), Western University and Claron Technology are developing hardware and novel software modules to be integrated into an image-guided oncology therapy system for wide distribution abroad by Perfint Healthcare, based in India. - 8/12/2013
Canada could learn from Swiss healthcare system: Fraser Institute
CALGARY | If Canadians are truly interested in improving the nation’s healthcare system, reducing wait times for treatment, and maintaining universal access to care, then Canada should emulate the Swiss health care system, concludes a new report from the Fraser Institute, a public policy think-tank. - 8/11/2013
Nurse, doctor and fertility clinic sued after woman blames miscarriage on spouse's affair with nurse
A Toronto woman alleges she had a miscarriage after learning her common-law partner was having an affair with a nurse at the clinic where the couple was receiving fertility treatments, according to the Toronto Sun. - 8/11/2013
MD faces blowback for stating that fatal, 34-hour ER stay was 'self-inflicted'
An inquest into the death of Brian Sinclair, a 45-year-old homeless double-amputee, heard Thursday from a neuropathologist who examined the body and later suggested to the province’s medical examiner that abuse of solvents and inhalants were at the root of Sinclair’s failing health.