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- 12/15/2022
QUIZ: Holiday happenings!
Don’t be a Grinch! Gather round the examining table and test your knowledge of medical things merry and bright . . . Well, maybe a bit poisonous and infectious, too. Happy Holidays! - 12/15/2022
Nova Scotia adds hundreds more beds to redevelopment of Halifax hospital complex
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston did not release a revised cost estimate for the QEII New Generation project, which was originally projected to cost $2 billion when it was announced in 2016. - 12/15/2022
Personal health information 'disturbingly' vulnerable: B.C. privacy commissioner
The report says the system's “entry gate'' is weak and the industry standard of multi-factor authentication for access is not universally required. - 12/15/2022
Liberal government seeking delay to expanding medically assisted dying program
Justice Minister David Lametti said during a news conference that the government has heard concerns the healthcare system might not be prepared to handle those complicated cases. - 12/15/2022
Virtual walk in clinics may contribute more strain to healthcare system: OMA
Researchers are taking a deeper dive on how pediatric outcomes are impacted by whether children have a virtual appointment with their regular family doc or a virtual-only clinic. - 12/15/2022
Sobeys parent company Empire says cyberattack expected to cost $25M after insurance
The security breach in early November left customers unable to fill prescriptions for four days. - 12/15/2022
Explainer: What flu strain is circulating now and why so many kids are getting sick
The Public Health Agency of Canada says it wants to achieve an 80% flu vaccination rate by 2025, but the uptake falls far short of that each year. - 12/14/2022
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‘Dr. Pharmacist?’
Pharmacists are about to start minor ailments prescribing Jan. 1 in Ontario but are they diagnosticians? What unintended consequences might we see?