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- 12/11/2022
CVS, Walgreens finalize US$10B in settlements over opioids
States announced final details Monday of settlements that the two largest pharmacy chains in the U.S. offered last month. - 12/11/2022
Patients leaving overcrowded Nova Scotia ER without being seen: managers
While it is well known that emergency rooms have been crowded and struggling to cope, it's rare for managers to make such blunt statements of the problems in the province's hospitals. - 12/11/2022
BC Children's prepared to double bunk patients during busy respiratory illness season
The memo, sent Friday, says similar measures have been implemented in other years and any decision must be made in consultation with the hospital's infection prevention and control team. - 12/11/2022
Ontario invests $20M in operating costs for new MRI machines
Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the money will be geared toward small and rural hospitals who do not yet have MRI machines. - 12/11/2022
Singh threatens to pull out of supply and confidence agreement over healthcare
The deal prevents the NDP from voting for a motion of no-confidence in the government and triggering an election before 2025. - 12/11/2022
Inside SickKids: How the pediatric hospital's ICU was saved from near collapse
The hospital has 42 physical pediatric ICU beds—not counting its neonatal intensive care unit—but struggles to staff more than 36 on any given day. - 12/10/2022
Why death becomes us
Dr. Gary Kinney was never particularly ‘death-friendly,’ but he now sees merit in pondering life’s final act. - 12/8/2022
At least five B.C. children died from influenza last month, as mortalities spike
The figure marks a departure from the average of two to three annual flu deaths among children in the province between 2015 and 2019. - 12/8/2022
Premiers demand meeting with Trudeau to discuss increased healthcare funding
Premiers presented a united front as they emerged from a closed-door meeting in Winnipeg today with calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sit down with them to broker a deal. - 12/8/2022
POLL: Is dealing with drug shortages taking up a lot of your time as a pharmacist?
Patients in your pharmacy, especially anxious parents, may be coming into your pharmacy looking for drugs of which there are currently shortages in Canada. How much of your workday as a pharmacist is this problem taking up?