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- 3/22/2022
Moderna says its low dose COVID shots work for kids under 6
Moderna said in the coming weeks it would ask regulators in the U.S. and Europe to authorize two small-dose shots for youngsters under 6. - 3/22/2022
NDP expects phased in approach to national pharmacare promise in deal with Liberals
The Liberals have promised in their new confidence and supply agreement with the NDP that they will pass a Canada Pharmacare Act by the end of next year. - 3/22/2022
Let’s talk about prescription opioids: Starting the conversation with your patients
Your patients are counting on you! At the same time, they don’t know what they don’t know! Talk to them about accidental opioid overdose and offer NARCAN® Nasal Spray with every opioid prescription. - 3/22/2022
Would Sweden's medical malpractice system work in Canada?
Sweden's healthcare system is often listed among the Top 5 in the world, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its problems. - 3/22/2022
Patients in B.C. waiting too long for surgery, not being counted by province: doctor
The incoming leader of a group that represents surgeons across British Columbia is questioning the health minister's claims that nearly all surgeries that were cancelled in the first and later waves of the pandemic have been completed. - 3/21/2022
Ontario cardiologists opposed to agreement that excludes some phone services
The Ontario Association of Cardiologists is concerned about the virtual care framework in the new agreement because it would only allow specific consultation services to happen over video, not by phone. - 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
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.