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- 3/8/2022
4 key strategies to get staff to buy in and stay in at your pharmacy
They're worth their weight in gold: those loyal, experienced employees who add so much to your pharmacy's success. They're often the ones who answer customers' questions, find products on the shelf, and help make your pharmacy more than just another drugstore. - 3/8/2022
This time, I had to listen to myself
One day, about five weeks ago, Dr. Dalhia Chiche-More decided to practice what she often says to some patients and to see how difficult it really is to stop eating sugars. She found the results surprising. - 3/8/2022
U.S. man who got 1st pig heart transplant dies after 2 months
David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn't give an exact cause of death, saying only that his condition had begun deteriorating several days earlier. - 3/8/2022
Alberta introduces legislation to limit COVID-19 rule making by municipalities
Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said Tuesday that municipalities will now need provincial approval to pass such strictures on private businesses. - 3/8/2022
How do you recession-proof your pharmacy business? Part 1
To increase or at least maintain profits in a difficult economic environment, business owners must improve positive inputs and reduce the negatives. To manage this dilemma in the best way possible, you can take several measures to optimize the outcome while the business climate goes through a so-called recession. - 3/8/2022
Ontario to lift most mask mandates on March 21
The province says improving health indicators, such as a stable COVID-19 test positivity rate and declining hospitalizations, as well as Ontario's high vaccination rates and the availability of antiviral treatments, allow for these steps. - 3/7/2022
Pharmacy Appreciation Month Event: Neighbourhood Pharmacies' Advocacy in Action livestream kicks off March 9
Taking place on March 9, at 2:30 pm EST, the LinkedIn livestream will feature the organization's CEO Sandra Hanna and its VP of Pharmacy Affairs, Sheli Dattani. - 3/7/2022
Bills 41 and 31: A look at the 4 million services performed in 2021 by Quebec pharmacists
Bill 31 has changed things for Quebec pharmacies with an explosion in “new professional activities." - 3/7/2022
Baby gets heart transplant with a twist to fight rejection
Doctors have wondered if implanting some thymus tissue that matched a donated organ might help it survive without the recipient needing toxic anti-rejection medicines. - 3/7/2022
Report urges researchers to study cannabis and mental health in Black communities
The rehabilitation of cannabis in Canada has largely left the Black communities most affected by its criminalization on the outside looking in, with a dearth of information to counteract established narratives and a lack of research into cannabis use and mental health.