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- 10/27/2021
Doctors increasingly prescribing antibiotics inappropriately, UManitoba study finds
Antibiotic prescriptions are on the rise, and often they are unnecessary or the wrong type. - 10/27/2021
Court hears request to put off Quebec's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
The provincial government is threatening to suspend unvaccinated health network staff without pay as of Nov. 15, but Premier Francois Legault raised the possibility this week of postponing the deadline. - 10/26/2021
The psychological harassment of FPs by government
With the Quebec government looking like it is about to crackdown on family doctors it says don't serve enough patients, Dr. Vincent Demers argues his government at least is engaging in psychological harassment. - 10/26/2021
New Brunswick Medical Society reaches tentative physician services master agreement with province
The last such agreement expired March 31, 2020. - 10/26/2021
Make your voice heard: CMA national physician health survey
This year's iteration of the organization's annual survey is open until Nov. 15. - 10/26/2021
Merck agrees to let other drug makers make its COVID pill
The Medicines Patent Pool said in a statement that it had signed a voluntary licensing agreement for molnupiravir with Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. - 10/26/2021
N.S. doctor has license to practise revoked after camera hidden in clinic washroom
A Nova Scotia physician has agreed to give up his license after a tiny camera was discovered on the wall of the staff washroom at his clinic. - 10/26/2021
Ontario aims to add 2,000 more nurses in long term care sector
Rod Phillips says it will support Ontario's commitment to increasing direct care for long-term care residents to four hours a day, on average. - 10/26/2021
Infographic: Is it flu...or something completely different?
As pharmacists ramp up their flu shot campaigns, patients will understandably want to know if some of the symptoms they may be experiencing are the flu...or something else.