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- 1/18/2024
Nova Scotia announces its first screening program for lung cancer
Health Minister Michelle Thompson says the government is investing $3 million a year for the program, which includes clinical assessments and computerized tomography scans. - 1/18/2024
Experts weigh in on food safety after ‘best before’ date passes
Very few food items have true ‘expiry’ or ‘use-by’ dates printed on their labels, say food safety professors. - 1/17/2024
Family medicine is a failing business model
Just looking at the broad stroke numbers of what it was like for me starting out as a family doctor in the 1990s compared with today—it makes no financial sense for a new MD to pick family medicine. - 1/17/2024
Saskatchewan bans health providers from supplying drug pipe kits
The province said providers can continue to offer needle exchange services. - 1/17/2024
Lot of children’s acetaminophen oral solution recalled
A small amount of Pediatrix Acetaminophen Oral Solution was found to have too much acetaminophen during routine testing. - 1/17/2024
Federal dental care program will exclude 4.4M uninsured Canadians: report
Enrolment began last month for a new federal benefits program, which was developed as a condition of a political pact between the Liberal government and the NDP. - 1/17/2024
Family hopes former Cree grand chief’s long stay in Montreal ER hallway spurs change
Matthew Mukash, 72, a former grand chief of the Grand Council of Crees in Quebec, received treatment but remained in the ER hallway after being admitted to hospital—a common situation in Quebec’s overtaxed emergency rooms. - 1/16/2024
Insights needed to improve medication history profiles
ISMP seeking feedback from pharmacy technicians and others. - 1/16/2024
Get flu shot to limit risk of rare cases of invasive, deadly Strep A: doctor
Annual data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows a record number of bacterial infections that have been deadly in rare cases, especially among children. - 1/16/2024
Ontario preparing for next step in private clinic expansion
The province’s plan to expand the number of facilities offering services like cataract surgeries and MRIs, as well as adding hip and knee replacement surgeries, has raised the ire of some health advocates who worry it is a stepping stone to privatization.