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- 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. - 3/7/2022
B.C. order for health workers' COVID-19 vax status lifts mention of vaccine deadlines
A statement issued late Monday by the Health Ministry says the Office of the Provincial Health Officer has finalized its order covering 18 categories of healthcare professionals, from doctors to pharmacists. - 3/6/2022
China seeing new surge in cases despite 'zero tolerance'
In his annual report to the national legislature Saturday, Premier Li Keqiang said China needs to "constantly refine epidemic containment'' but gave no indication Beijing might ease the highly touted "zero tolerance'' strategy. - 3/6/2022
Ontario offering nurses up to $5,000 as job retention incentive
The government says it will spend $763 million on the incentive. - 3/6/2022
Uncovering the genetic causes of fatty liver disease—a growing health concern
We are more sedentary and the quality of our diet and sleep is at its lowest in decades. These changes, coupled with an increase in life expectancy, are associated with an increase in the number of people with “cardiometabolic” diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, certain cancers and even certain neurodegenerative diseases. - 3/6/2022
Opposition to forced transfers of B.C. patients seeking medically assisted deaths
Dying With Dignity Canada says forced transfers happen when a patient makes an end-of-life choice but is being treated in a facility that forbids medical assistance in dying. - 3/6/2022
Texas Hospital stops therapies after gender confirming care order
The largest pediatric hospital in the U.S. has announced it has stopped gender-affirming therapies after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state's child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.