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- 8/14/2013
Research finds no link between faster drug approvals, warnings, withdrawals
TORONTO | Faster drug approvals are not linked to increases in the number of serious drug safety warnings issued by regulators, nor to actual evidence of health risks, according to new research. - 8/13/2013
Target to open pharmacies in Quebec
Target will open 25 stores in Quebec this fall, the majority with in-store pharmacies. - 8/13/2013
Can design improve healthcare?
TORONTO | The healthcare system has reached the point where innovation is critical, and design can play a role in helping people live healthier lives and improving how the healthcare system delivers care. - 8/13/2013
Faster drug approval not linked to increase in serious drug safety warnings: Study
A new study suggests that faster drug approval is not linked to increases in the number of serious drug safety warnings, nor to other potential health risks. - 8/12/2013
Neupro: new transdermal patch for Parkinson’s, restless legs
Drug treats the signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. - 8/12/2013
New patient registry matches 800 people with NPs, doctors
The New Brunswick Health Department is hoping its new and improved patient registry will be a cure-all to its waiting list woes. - 8/12/2013
Press Review - August 13, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Why wait for a health-care crisis to put patients' safety first?. Read this and more. - 8/12/2013
Canada could learn from Swiss healthcare system: Fraser Institute
CALGARY | If Canadians are truly interested in improving the nation’s healthcare system, reducing wait times for treatment, and maintaining universal access to care, then Canada should emulate the Swiss health care system, concludes a new report from the Fraser Institute, a public policy think-tank. - 8/12/2013
Two-thirds of surveyed Ontario nurses have experienced abuse
Ontario nurses need better protection in the workplace in light of a growing incidence of physical violence happening on the job, says their union president. - 8/12/2013
Why are pharmacy assistants opting out of the regulation process?
College of Pharmacists of BC wants to know