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- 2/16/2012
Scarborough Hospital to cut 60 RN jobs
Union officials said the hospital notified them Wednesday that 60 registered nurses will lose their jobs in the coming months. - 2/16/2012
GE Healthcare-Microsoft joint venture to be called Caradigm
The recently announced joint venture between General Electric’s healthcare IT business and Microsoft will be known as Caradigm. - 2/16/2012
Advocates, nurses eye senior care reforms in BC
A report from B.C.'s Ombudsman on senior care in the province is fuelling nurses' hopes for reduced workloads, for standardization of care across the province among senior advocates and for stability in care homes through an end to contracting of services. - 2/16/2012
Prevnar 13 now approved for adults 50 years and older
The vaccine was previously indicated for use only in infants and children from six weeks through five years of age. - 2/16/2012
Press Review - February 17, 2012
- 2/16/2012
Champix may help reduce alcohol consumption
Smoking-cessation drug varenicline (marketed as Champix in Canada) may have potential as a means of reducing alcohol consumption - 2/15/2012
Radiopharmaceutical for prostate cancer treatment readied for trials
A new targeted radiopharmaceutical, designed to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation directly to metastatic prostate cancer, will be manufactured in Hamilton, Ont. It will be used in clinical trials to evaluate its efficacy and benefits for patients.