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- 2/19/2024
RECALL: APO-Mometasone nasal spray recalled due to potential bacteria contamination
APO-Mometasone nasal spray is prescribed for allergy symptoms in children, for sinusitis in patients aged 12 and older, and for nasal polyps in adults. - 2/19/2024
Brain wave-powered tech allows Canadian kids ‘trapped in their own bodies’ to play
The Brain Computer Interface program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto develops technology that allows dozens of physically disabled children to use their minds to move and play. - 2/19/2024
Mental health minister says ‘safer supply’ drug concerns rooted in ‘stigma and fear’
The Public Health Agency of Canada said drug overdoses killed an average of 23 people each day last year. - 2/15/2024
Governments can improve patient, physician health by reducing ‘red tape’
CMA president Dr. Kathleen Ross and Dan Kelly of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business recently made the case for a nationwide effort combating excess paperwork in healthcare. - 2/15/2024
Pharmacies around the world: Luzern, Switzerland
Hands up if you make a point of checking out local pharmacies when you travel? - 2/15/2024
Actually, Ontario does NOT have a shortage of family physicians . . .
Dr. Sohail Gandhi argues family doctors should be paid for doing admin work. - 2/15/2024
More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, finds large study
The study took information on how drugs were taken in about 71,000 of the more than 311,000 total U.S. overdose deaths over three years. - 2/15/2024
U.S. FDA expands use of asthma drug Xolair to treat severe food allergies
People who use Xolair must continue to avoid the foods that cause them reactions. - 2/15/2024
Could measles really explode in Canada?
The global picture is changing for this dangerous disease. - 2/15/2024
Call Auntie a model of Indigenous-led community healthcare
The initiative started as a hotline and has since grown to include a weekly clinic that offers wrap-around health support.