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- 3/21/2012
B.C. pharmacists on front line against whooping cough
Pharmacists administering pertussis vaccines to combat province-wide outbreak. - 3/21/2012
CPSO strips anesthesiologist of licence after liposuction death
Dr. Bruce Liberman, the anesthesiologist who played a key role in a liposuction surgery that went wrong, leading to the high-profile death of a local real-estate agent several years ago, has lost his licence. - 3/21/2012
Drug shortages: Stay informed
Keep up to date about the widespread medication supply problems plaguing healthcare systems across the country and access helpful resources here. - 3/20/2012
Promising pact bridges Alberta doctors to new master agreement
Alberta's doctors and the provincial government have hammered out a short-term "bridge" agreement over pay and work conditions, a pact the Alberta Medical Association says goes a long way toward mending fences between the two parties. - 3/20/2012
Dinner tonight: Lemony fish pie
- 3/20/2012
Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in HIV-positive adults
PJP is one of the most frequent AIDS-defining opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients. This special feature outlines drug therapy options and the role of the pharmacist. - 3/20/2012
University of Alberta researcher Dr. Lorne Babiuk takes Canadian Gairdner prize
The Gairdner Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2012 Canadian Gairdner Awards, recognizing contributions to some of the most significant medical discoveries around the world. - 3/19/2012
Health Canada licenses deep brain stimulation therapy for epilepsy
Medtronic has received a licence from Health Canada for its deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for refractory epilepsy patients. This delivers controlled electrical pulses to a location inside the brain involved in seizures. - 3/19/2012
Older patients let down by shortage of nurses, says Royal College of Nursing
Low ratio of staff to patients means nurses often do not have time to look after elderly patients properly, RCN warns - 3/19/2012
Nurses sign petition criticizing new medical equipment
Critics say machines are unsafe because they set off false alarms too frequently to be trusted.