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- 11/25/2012
Alberta surgeons open fire on health minister over cuts
EDMONTON | General surgeons in Alberta have released a scathing open letter to provincial Health Minister Fred Horne, warning him over a plan that changes the way doctors are paid. - 11/23/2012
Quebec and pharma companies collaborate on new research institute
MONTREAL | AstraZeneca Canada and Pfizer Canada are forming a partnership with the Quebec government to create the Néomed Institute, which they describe as a new kind of life sciences research centre. A total of $100 million will be invested to establish and support the research centre over five years. - 11/22/2012
ADHD treatment may reduce criminality risk
Swedish study suggests medications that treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder reduces the risk of criminality among patients with the disorder. - 11/22/2012
WHO reports four new cases of coronavirus, one death
‘Virus is likely more widespread than Saudi Arabia, Qatar’ - 11/22/2012
Press Review - November 23, 2012
Check out our review of recent medical stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Alberta health minister to doctors: Shut up and take your medicine! Read this and - 11/22/2012
Nurse practitioners given greater prescribing authority
Nurse practitioners (NPs) will have more authority to write prescriptions for patients under new federal guidelines unveiled by Health Canada this month. - 11/22/2012
Quick Q&A with Dr. Marco Terwiel
Dr. Marco Terwiel is a semi-retired family physician in Maple Ridge, B.C., who practises part-time in Nunavut, mainly through telemedicine. He also teaches part-time in the University of British Columbia undergraduate program in the department of family medicine. "I enjoy life every day in spite of the limitations advancing age impose."