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- 8/22/2022
'It's bad': Opioids killed more Ontarians in second year of pandemic than first
The data also shows the death rate dropped by 10% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time frame last year. - 8/22/2022
Alberta's NDP health critic calls for repeal of Bill 21
Passed in November 2019, the bill gave the Health Minister, at the time Tyler Shandro, the power to tear up the province's agreement with doctors along with any future agreements. - 8/22/2022
Ontario, Maritimes premiers meet to talk health care but offer no details, solutions
Following a meeting with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc in Moncton, N.B., the four premiers held a joint news conference. - 8/22/2022
Study seeks to help those with autism improve their driving
During phase one of the study, researchers found that students with autism spectrum disorder detected fewer hazards than control participants during simulated drives. - 8/22/2022
Markham Stouffville Hospital receives vital equipment thanks to a 'superhero' and his family
Covering the cost of most healthcare capital needs, including equipment—from scopes to MRI machines—relies on fundraising. - 8/21/2022
Nitrosamine impurity found in diabetes drug
FDA allows continued sale of drug, noting that risk outweighs patient benefit. - 8/21/2022
Lot of pms-Hydromorphone recalled due to packaging error that could lead to overdose
Products from the lot may contain tablets of a higher strength than labelled. - 8/21/2022
Calm in the chaos: Canadian Medical Association's first Indigenous leader takes helm
The new CMA president has spent the past year shadowing his predecessor, pediatrician Dr. Katharine Smart, who is based in Whitehorse. - 8/21/2022
On Ukraine's front line, a fight to save premature babies
Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February, three hospitals in government-controlled areas of the country's war-torn Donetsk region had facilities to care for premature babies. - 8/21/2022
Canada buys up millions more doses of Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine
The government and the company also agreed to convert six million doses of the company's original COVID-19 Spikevax vaccine to bivalent doses.