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- 12/8/2021
Saskatchewan privatizing some surgeries to reduce growing backlog from COVID-19
Health Minister Paul Merriman says the goal is to eliminate the backlog by achieving a three-month wait time by 2030. - 12/8/2021
Some N.B. patients learning their unvaccinated doctors have been suspended
Duncan Milne is diabetic and has borderline kidney function but says he only found out his doctor was suspended when the hospital in Fredericton called to say his scheduled blood tests had been cancelled. - 12/8/2021
Quebec committee says Alzheimer's patients should get access to doctor assisted death
The current law, adopted in 2014, set out strict criteria that include informed consent of a patient until their death, meaning people who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and could no longer provide informed consent do not have access. - 12/8/2021
Ontario health issue new COVID-19 recommendations as holiday plans clash with rising cases
The health units recommended that everyone should limit indoor social gatherings in private dwellings to no more than 10 people, and all attendees aged 12 and older should be vaccinated. - 12/8/2021
Black women 3.5 times more likely than white to develop breast-cancer related lymphedema
Risks from treatments differ between racial backgrounds, according to findings presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. - 12/8/2021
Enter the magic land of physician LEADerShip
Simulation—so useful to teach a variety of clinical skills—can also be used to teach physician leadership. - 12/7/2021
'Does this save lives?' Concerns raised about Alberta overdose response app
The app alerts emergency responders if a person using substances becomes unresponsive to a pre-set timer. It's similar to British Columbia's Lifeguard app. - 12/7/2021
'Pharma Bro' firm reaches $40M settlement in gouging case
A company once owned by Martin Shkreli will pay up to $40 million to settle allegations that it jacked up the price of a life-saving medication by roughly 4,000%. - 12/7/2021
Nova Scotia announces $57 million over two years for long term and continuing care
The spending will help the government meet its previous commitment to hire 1,400 additional CCAs over the next three years, officials said. - 12/7/2021
Is your pharmacy prepared to immunize children?
Vaccinating children is nothing new to pharmacies. Pharmacies have experience with flu shots, but the number of individuals looking for vaccinations against COVID-19 sees new patients, fears, and hesitancies.