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- 1/3/2024
The science behind building healthy habits can help you keep your New Year’s resolution
Every New Year, millions of people make resolutions, with the most common resolutions being health-related. Despite their popularity, up to 80% of resolutions fail. - 1/3/2024
ER doctors don’t want to deter people from seeking care amid crowding: association
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube made comments recently suggesting people avoid unnecessary emergency department visits—rhetoric the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians took issue with. - 1/2/2024
‘It’s like climbing a mountain every day’: Hospital staff overworked, support from province needed, Ontario union says
A recent survey of more than 750 members indicated two in five workers had contemplated leaving their jobs and a similar amount dread going to work, said CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. - 1/2/2024
Calgary Co-op to buy retail pharmacy brand Care Pharmacies
Deal aligns with Calgary Co-op's growing health and wellness focus. - 1/2/2024
Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest ever strike
Managers said tens of thousands scheduled appointments and operations will be canceled during the walkout across England and Wales by junior doctors, those in the first years of their careers. - 1/1/2024
Will medical political history repeat itself in 2024?
Are we in for more of the same when it comes to advocacy for the profession, or are new players genuinely going to shake things up? - 1/1/2024
‘How could this happen?’ A look at the E. coli outbreak in Calgary daycares
Parents started showing up at Calgary hospitals with sick children on Sept. 1, the Friday before the Labour Day weekend. - 1/1/2024
Company issues national recall for hypoallergenic infant formula
A Health Canada advisory raises concerns over Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria. - 12/31/2023
A layperson’s list of New Year's resolutions for physicians
Matt Maruca shares his seven key hopes for doctors in 2024. - 12/28/2023
Mexican president inaugurates centralized ‘super pharmacy’ to supply medicines to all of Mexico
The idea is a bid to end the woes of patients throughout the country who are often told they need a specific medicine—but the hospital in question doesn’t have it.