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- 3/24/2022
HHS Pharmacy Research Support Services team finds hard-to-access drug for girls with Dravet Syndrome
Imagine having 200 one-second seizures a day. - 3/24/2022
Homicide trial for ex nurse's medication error goes to jury
The fate of a former Tennessee nurse whose patient died after she was accidentally injected with a paralyzing drug was put in the hands of the jury on Thursday evening. - 3/24/2022
If the PPSA is rejected, what is the alternative?
Dr. Jabir Jassam says he has heard doctors' arguments pro and con on Ontario's Proposed Physician Services Agreement but a question remains. - 3/24/2022
The (medical) funny pages
Your essential dose of giggles—take two, or three (as needed) with your morning coffee. - 3/23/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy John Lee: Young leaders are innovative – and that's how we pave the way for change
Young leaders are innovative – and that's the way we pave the way for change. Understanding that the pharmacy profession and landscape is changing more than ever, young leaders are identifying new avenues and solutions to continue providing value to patients and the healthcare system. - 3/23/2022
COVID-19 pandemic: A wake up call for diabetes care?
According to the World Health Organization the number of people living with diabetes in the world has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. - 3/23/2022
Medical paperwork: Enough is enough!
More and more doctors are becoming allergic to this time-consuming paperwork that floods their offices and computers. - 3/23/2022
The COVID-19 surgery crisis is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to re-imagine surgery delivery in Canada
We can’t only blame the pandemic for poor access to elective surgery. Our surgical wait time woes predate the pandemic. - 3/23/2022
'Time for change': Toronto launching service to respond to mental health crisis calls
When a mental health crisis call comes in to 911 in certain parts of Toronto next month, a team typically consisting of two people such as a harm-reduction worker and a nurse, or an Indigenous elder and a de-escalation expert—not police—will be the first to respond. - 3/23/2022
Retiring, quitting, leaving and . . . returning: A look at the stats on Alberta's physicians
Alberta saw the number of physicians physically leaving the province rise from pre-pandemic levels, but still eked out a net increase in doctors.