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- 1/29/2024
N.S. pilot project gives 12,000 patients access to medical records through mobile app
Premier Tim Houston says the medical record access will run as a pilot until the end of March. - 1/29/2024
Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
Musk said that the patient received the implant the day prior and was ‘recovering well.’ He added that ‘initial results show promising neuron spike detection.’ - 1/29/2024
Make all health records paperless, accessible to patients digitally by 2028: report
The Public Policy Forum says Canada's handling of health records is woefully out of date and negatively affecting patient care. - 1/29/2024
Provinces ask Ottawa for indefinite pause on expansion of assisted dying eligibility
A parliamentary committee reported Monday that the health system is not ready for the assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition is a mental illness. - 1/29/2024
Manulife-Loblaw deal to deliver specialty drugs sparks access, competition concerns
Manulife Financial Corp. announced its coverage of certain prescription drugs will only apply at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. pharmacies. - 1/28/2024
Successful universal pharmacare must address equity in prescription drug access
Provinces and territories determine not only the drugs to be reimbursed in their jurisdiction but also the conditions under which people can access them. - 1/28/2024
A ‘diagnosis of exclusion’: CMAJ releases new review on PCOS
The Canadian Medical Journal Association has released a new review of evidence and guidelines for diagnosing and managing polycystic ovarian syndrome. - 1/28/2024
MAiD patients made up 14% of all organ donors in Quebec in 2022
The study analyzed data over a five-year period on all patients in Quebec who received MAiD and who were referred for possible organ donation. - 1/28/2024
Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro—food and your gut microbiome
Do these drugs point toward a root cause of metabolic disease? What inspired their development in the first place?