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- 6/29/2022
Not all chronic pain is created equal
Along with understanding pain generators, Dr. Angela Mailis stresses the need to treat the person, not just the pain. - 6/29/2022
Canada to require nutrition warnings on front of some packaged food
Ground meat will be exempt from the labels, after ranchers groups objected to Health Canada's proposal earlier this month. - 6/29/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Farah Aqqad: "... we are working with and for our patients."
I have made it my personal mission to challenge preconceived notions about what pharmacists can and cannot do: to improve and advance health globally. No matter what their career path might be, pharmacists have the ability to influence change and contribute to healthcare. - 6/28/2022
Ontario nephrologist among Order of Canada recipients
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced 85 appointees to the Order of Canada on Wednesday, touting luminaries in fields including film, music, science, politics, business, academics, sport and culture. - 6/28/2022
Canadian governments OK settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions
British Columbia Attorney General David Eby said Wednesday that it's the largest settlement of a governmental healthcare cost claim in Canadian history. - 6/28/2022
Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations rising as new variants gaining ground
Dr. Luc Boileau's news conference comes as COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 34 in the previous 24 hours, after a 113-patient rise the day before. - 6/28/2022
There's so much to discover with drug interactions
I became a pharmacist because of my love of science and people. Plus, I love the idea of continual learning. - 6/28/2022
'It saves lives': Medical study says established heart drug good for strokes, too
The two-year study, which included Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto, included 1,600 patients at hospitals throughout Canada. It was the largest stroke clinical trial ever run in the country. - 6/28/2022
There's so much to discover with drug interactions
I became a pharmacist because of my love of science and people. Plus, I love the idea of continual learning. There is so much to discover about pharmacy as a career, how to interact with our patients and new, innovative medicines. Sometimes, though, we stumble on interesting information about new ways our bodies and medicine interact that we can’t help sharing with others. - 6/28/2022
Group wants heritage designation for house of Nova Scotia's first Black doctor
Dr. Ligoure was originally from Trinidad, and came to Canada to study medicine at Queens University in Ontario.