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- 7/13/2011
How to make on-call work less taxing
Being on call can be extremely stressful for doctors. It is part of the job description, however, so how can we make it more palatable? Read on to find out. - 7/13/2011
Membership fee to climb $50
- 7/13/2011
New pan-Canadian cancer drug review process finally starts
Questions about equal access to best drugs and cancer care still remain - 7/13/2011
‘Dr. Wang affair’ legal fees surpass $500,000
Idea for BCMA committee to mediate inter-board conflict defeated - 7/12/2011
Benlysta: new IV immunosuppressant for SLE
Drug the first of any kind to be approved for systemic lupus erythematosus in more than 50 years. - 7/12/2011
Newfoundland dermatologists unhappy with pay
After the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association’s (NLMA) two-year battle with the province to arrive at a new master agreement on which most could agree, physicians in at least one specialty remain unsatisfied: dermatology. - 7/12/2011
Royal College admits exam bloopers
- 7/12/2011
Spotlight back on methadone dispensing in BC
A former B.C. pharmacist is once again at the centre of new allegations about methadone kickbacks in Vancouver. - 7/12/2011
Scientific breakthrough: Human blood stem cell isolated
For the first time since stem cells were discovered by Dr. James Till and Dr. Ernest McCulloch at the Ontario Cancer Institute 50 years ago, scientists have isolated a human blood stem cell in its purest form – as a single stem cell capable of regenerating the entire blood system. - 7/12/2011
Can't get no satisfaction? Could be bad for your heart
Depression and anxiety have long been recognized as risk factors for heart disease. Now, following a study of almost 8,000 British civil servants, researchers say that a satisfying life is indeed good for the heart.