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- 10/24/2012
After months of stalemate, Alberta offers MDs 'best offer'
EDMONTON | Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne says he's made "the government's best offer" to provincial doctors, who have been without a contract since March 2011. - 10/24/2012
Unforeseen concerns: Ontario told to delay diagnostic and imaging cuts
TORONTO | A panel appointed by the Ontario government to study proposed cuts for diagnostic and imaging studies warned that Queen’s Park should hit the pause button because the of unintended impacts on patients. - 10/24/2012
New Brunswick launches seniors' medschecks
New Brunswick seniors can now better understand their medications by obtaining medication reviews from local pharmacists. - 10/24/2012
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- 10/23/2012
Health IT could save Canadians 70 million hours a year: study
Canadians could have gained nearly 70 million hours of time in 2011 had they been able to consult with their healthcare providers, access test results (lab tests, MRIs, and X-rays) and request prescription renewals electronically. - 10/23/2012
Draeger brings Zeus IE anesthesia device to Canada
MARKHAM, ONT. | Eight Zeus Infinity Empowered (IE) anesthesia devices made by Draeger have been installed in the operating rooms of Markham Stouffville Hospital. Another five are planned for installation next year. - 10/23/2012
New study cautions provinces about tendering for generic medicines
Increased risk of drug shortages and later market entry of cost-saving prescription drugs - 10/23/2012
OMA call for 'junk food tax' to battle obesity too hard to swallow: BCMA
The British Columbia Medical Association isn't keen on a new plan by their Ontario counterparts to tax junk foods. The BCMA's point-man on health said that drawing a line in the sand between what's junk and what's not is too hard.