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- 11/15/2022
6 tips to run a better pharmacy
Running a successful pharmacy is not all fill and bill. There are many more factors that determine the health not only of your patients but of your overall business. - 11/15/2022
Advocates call for more nurse practitioner led clinics in Ontario
Dana Cooper, the executive director of the Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario, is urging Premier Doug Ford's government to take better advantage those skills as people struggle to get access to primary care. - 11/15/2022
CLINICAL QUIZ: Facial lesions
A 71-year-old retired farmer presents with multiple facial lesions. What's the diagnosis? - 11/15/2022
The mouth speaks: Ask your patients about their oral health
The mouth is literally a viral factory, and it is the gateway to the rest of the body. Indeed, gum disease, otherwise known as periodontitis, has now been shown to be a better predictor of COVID-19 severity than a patient's age. This is HUGE. - 11/15/2022
Half of Quebec nursing students fail September licensing exam, probe launched
Jennifer Gunville, 30, is among the 51% of nursing students in the province who took the September exam and failed to get the minimum passing grade—55%. - 11/15/2022
B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for 'heavy hand' of mask mandate
Dr. Bonnie Henry said while influenza cases are up, 90% of people in the province have some immunity to the COVID-19 virus through vaccination, infection or both. - 11/15/2022
Major adverse cardiovascular events linked with tofacitinib in treatment of RA
In rheumatoid arthritis patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events is higher with tofacitinib than with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors. - 11/14/2022
Walmart offers to pay US$3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
The retail giant's announcement follows similar proposals on Nov. 2 from the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co. - 11/14/2022
Alberta replaces chief medical officer of health who oversaw COVID-19 pandemic
Premier Danielle Smith announced on her first day in office a month ago that Dr. Hinshaw would be replaced. - 11/14/2022
Public Health Agency of Canada says flu epidemic has begun as rates rise
The agency's FluWatch report says Canada has now entered a flu epidemic, which is declared most years after the threshold of a 5% positivity rate is surpassed.