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- 11/7/2022
Health talks end with no agreement as federal government withdraws
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix, who called it a “disappointing'' end to the meetings, had previously said provincial and territorial ministers were united behind a request for federal funding to be increased to 35%, up from 22%. - 11/7/2022
Family to appeal ruling allowing Quebec hospital to remove child's breathing tube
Patrick Martin-Menard, a lawyer for the child's parents, says his clients plan to appeal the ruling because they want the hospital to intubate the child if he cannot breathe on his own. - 11/7/2022
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation
Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 2018 and was told she would not survive unless she received an organ transplant. - 11/7/2022
University of Calgary diagnostic hub aims to advance research into fighting infection
The Alberta Centre for Advanced Diagnostics aims to become a new hub in the global push to advance diagnostic technology. - 11/7/2022
Cancer researchers tout better treatments, survival rates but concerns over equity
Cancer researchers say patients are living longer thanks to better detection and treatments, but they fear rising case numbers and gaps in data could undermine gains. - 11/7/2022
With OTC birth control pills likely to be approved in the U.S., pharmacists could play a bigger role in reproductive healthcare
Currently, in many U.S. states, pharmacists can already prescribe hormonal contraception that requires a prescription. - 11/7/2022
How COVID changed the way we eat
Faced with the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, many people across Canada and around the world began to stockpile food and other products. - 11/7/2022
Do your patients (and you) need to take 10,000 steps a day?
Science-based, health promotion or marketing ploy? - 11/6/2022
B.C. minister links chronic pain with toxic drug overdoses, commits $5M to pain network
Another $520,000 will support a project to improve access to services for LGBTQ residents in B.C., as well as those in Chinese, Punjabi and Arabic-speaking communities living with chronic pain. - 11/6/2022
Health Canada says there's a shortage of some antibiotics used to treat children
The federal agency says however that there are eight other drug producers offering medication with amoxicillin that are not currently reporting any issues with supply. - 11/6/2022
Trudeau tells health ministers money is there, but he wants to see results
Trudeau made his comments in Montreal today ahead of two days of meetings in Vancouver by Canada's federal, territorial and provincial health ministers. - 11/6/2022
Empire Co. hit by IT problems affecting pharmacies at Sobeys and other grocery stores
The technical difficulties were first reported on the weekend.