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- 1/3/2023
Ottawa paramedic leader says drug supply getting more toxic amid overdose crisis
Ottawa paramedic leader Darryl Wilton says not a day went by in 2022 that didn't include an overdose-related call. - 1/3/2023
Team-based care is the solution for healthcare sustainability
The primary care crisis puts all care at risk and Dr. Kevin Wasko argues the solution is clear. - 1/2/2023
B.C. poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?
The latest data from the BC Coroners Service show that about 14,000 people have died since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016. - 1/2/2023
Omicron targeting vaccine now available for Nova Scotia children aged five to 11
The Pfizer-made bivalent vaccine is the only shot of its kind available for children between five and 11. - 1/2/2023
Sweeping new act strips B.C. docs of their voice on regulatory college board
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia board members will no longer be elected by doctors, rather they will be appointed by government. - 1/2/2023
'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
Like many health professionals, pharmacists have faced burnout and labour shortages since the COVID-19 pandemic began. - 1/2/2023
New Southey Health Centre has three blood draw rooms and no phlebotomist
The former Health Centre building was built nearly seven decades ago and not to modern accessibility standards. - 1/2/2023
Montreal hospitals developing artificial intelligence system to reduce ER wait times
Abhishek Gupta, founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, says algorithms can be useful to help reduce wait times, but he warns that the hospital will have to be careful to avoid perpetuating biases. - 1/2/2023
Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam
Love-Robinson first came to national attention in 2016 as an 18-year-old when he was arrested after opening The New Birth New Life Medical Center, identifying himself as "Dr. Love.''