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- 11/9/2022
Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants
The regional health board said today that a recruitment drive is underway to hire more nurses to vaccinate children against disease and offer preventive services to the Inuit communities of Nunavik. - 11/9/2022
In medical first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth
Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as fetus for Pompe disease, an inherited and often fatal disorder in which the body fails to make some or all of a crucial protein. - 11/8/2022
Prescribe this Rx for customer success
The customer’s experience is the greatest determinant of success in any business. Customer experience and loyalty are harmonious, and nothing differentiates one pharmacy retailer from another more than the ability to engage customers and build relationships with patients. - 11/8/2022
Mindfulness worked as well for anxiety as drug in study
The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. - 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.