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- 2/3/2013
Public can now see the dirt on clinics failing inspections
An Ottawa doctor ran a dirty, dangerous clinic that potentially put patients at risk—information made public under a new bylaw allowing the provincial watchdog to release information on Out-of-Hospital clinics. - 2/3/2013
Canadian spearheads research group to study single-gene diseases
Global collaboration said to be first step to realizing promise of personalized medicine - 2/3/2013
CAE launches obstetrical ultrasound simulator
MONTREAL | CAE Healthcare has announced the VIMEDIX Women's Health obstetrical ultrasound simulator. It is said to be the only obstetrical ultrasound simulator with a 3D, augmented reality view of fetal and maternal anatomy that can be observed during scanning next to a real-time, simulated ultrasound image. - 2/3/2013
ICU ventilation methods affect mortality, researchers find
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine conference shows the method of ventilating patients in intensive care units can significantly affect their risk of mortality. - 2/3/2013
ASA eye risk overblown
Recent findings are ‘hypothesis-generating’ and shouldn’t change practice - 2/3/2013
Payments to doctors by medical industry made public in the U.S.
Sunlight is the best disinfectant: The old adage is the guiding principle behind the long anticipated "Sunshine Act" ruling on physician payments in the U.S., which was released on Feb. 1 after much anticipation. - 1/31/2013
Putting the patient first
Carol Lazaruk is breathing much easier these days, and it's not just because she hasn't smoked a cigarette for six months. It's also because she knows she can count on her pharmacist for support. - 1/31/2013
Press Review - February 1, 2013
Check out our review of recent medical stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Ontario eye doctor could lose medical license after alleged affair with live-in nanny who was also his patient. Read this and - 1/31/2013
Q&A: Catching up with Remedy’sRX CEO Bruce Moody
The banner's founding leader gives us the lay of the land for independent pharmacy owners in these turbulent times.