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- 11/9/2022
Death of Quebec teen shot by cops avoidable if health system had intervened: coroner
Police shot Fairholm in the head on July 25, 2018, after they were called to the parking lot of an abandoned restaurant in Lac-Brome, Que., and found the teenager yelling and waving what turned out to be an air pistol. - 11/9/2022
How to prevent missing person incidents for seniors living with dementia
People living with dementia are at risk of getting lost, and go missing every day in Canada. - 11/9/2022
Kidney cancer: a new indication approved for Keytruda
The treatment is approved for patients who have a moderate to high risk of recurrence, following nephrectomy or nephrectomy accompanied by surgical resection of metastatic lesions. - 11/9/2022
Nurse accused of amputating patient's foot to put on display
A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient's frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor's orders. - 11/8/2022
Why some like it hot: The science of spiciness
The research on chilli peppers and spiciness represents an outstanding example of multidisciplinary science. - 11/8/2022
New treatment approved for CKD associated with type 2 diabetes
Health Canada approves adjunct treatment for chronic kidney disease based on two trial results. - 11/8/2022
Empire Co. tight lipped as IT problems affect pharmacies at Sobeys and other stores
The Nova Scotia-based company issued a brief statement Monday confirming that an “IT systems issue'' affecting certain pharmacies has caused “technical difficulties'' in filling prescriptions. - 11/8/2022
5 top ways to get your patients to step up for a flu shot
Ever get tired of hearing people say they don’t want the flu shot because it made them sick? Or people who say they’re really healthy so they don’t need it, or it doesn’t work anyway so why bother? These are just a few of the things pharmacists will hear from their patients over the coming months. - 11/8/2022
Nurses urge health ministers to 'take the money and work with it'
Leaders of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and the Canadian Nurses Association met Tuesday with health ministers gathered in Vancouver. - 11/8/2022
Ontario docs advise masks, vaccine catch up ahead of anticipated tough viral season
Physicians at a news conference hosted by the Ontario Medical Association said Wednesday that influenza arrived early in the province and more than half of Canadian cases of the illness so far have been in children and teenagers.