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- 3/22/2022
Why I’m going to vote ‘yes’ to the PPSA
If Ontario doctors reject the proposed fee deal, all the evidence suggests arbitration is going to force the same deal through – but six months later, says Dr. Sohail Gandhi. - 3/22/2022
Major study shows the need to improve how scientists approach early-stage cancer research
Scientists found that the odds of replicating results of 50 preclinical experiments from 23 high-profile published studies were no better than a coin toss. - 3/22/2022
The anatomy of a cure for long COVID
In the fight against long COVID—only just begun—Canada needs to be at the forefront of researching the causes for these lingering problems and not just hammering away at the symptoms. - 3/21/2022
When will feds lift COVID-19 mandates? It's complicated, minister says
Conservative and NDP members of the House of Commons health committee hammered the minister with questions about a timeline, a benchmark, or a set of conditions that would trigger an end to vaccine requirements for travellers and federal employees. - 3/21/2022
PPSA vote: Should doctors accept a bad offer to avoid a worse one?
Dr. Shawn Whatley has decided how he'll vote on Ontario's proposed fee deal being ratified or not this week. - 3/21/2022
Sharing is caring: Atlantic premiers talk single licensing system for healthcare workers, helping patients get care in neighbouring provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey—a physician himself—said there was 'no reason' a healthcare workers licensed in one part of the country should be unable to practise in another. - 3/21/2022
Kidney health and pharmacists can go hand in hand
Have you ever seen something so serendipitous that you wonder if divine intervention really does exist? Those moments you know deep down are too perfect for even the most astute strategies? We all know that March is Pharmacy Appreciation Month in Canada. But did you know it is also Kidney Health Month for Canada? - 3/21/2022
B.C. expands eligibility for rapid COVID-19 tests to people over 30
As of Monday, there were 271 people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 49 in intensive care. - 3/21/2022
The countdown is on! Top 10 reasons to attend Pharmacy U
Pharmacy U turns 10 this year! Canada's leading event for the pharmacy industry will be in-person once again, on April 2, 2022, at the International Centre. That in itself is cause to celebrate. - 3/21/2022
Don’t drive buses without passengers
Leaders give choice in order to fill seats. Covid has opened our eyes to the creepy reality of elite sport on display live in front of no one. Empty stadiums, rinks, fields, studios, courts and pitches, all generating zero ticket revenue. It is analogous to an empty, lonely bus driving without passengers.