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- 12/5/2023
Will the OMA continue to restrict their elections process?
Only allowing questions candidates know in advance during town halls and other rules protects mediocre candidates, argues Dr. Sohail Gandhi. - 12/5/2023
Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant
The new vaccine is called Nuvaxovid and is approved for people 12 years of age and over. - 12/5/2023
A palliative care crisis
There is no easy solution to shortage of end-of-life care in smaller communities - 12/5/2023
Bridging language gaps in palliative care and birth
The case for professional medical interpreters—and family members. - 12/5/2023
Starts and stops
We asked doctors who are retiring and those just starting out the same three questions. - 12/5/2023
MAiD’s Rise
Medically assisted death rates in Canada have surged to the second highest in the world – and now MAiD for mental illness is to begin in March. - 12/5/2023
Health Canada approves new hormone therapy for advanced prostate cancer
Taken in pill form, Orgovyx will be available here in the first quarter of 2024 - 12/5/2023
Meet Jeff Leger, president of Shoppers Drug Mart
‘My goal is to help drive change in the pharmacy industry and improve access to healthcare for all Canadians.’ - 12/5/2023
B.C. Premier Eby celebrates ‘first of its kind’ seamless addictions care
Dr. Seonaid Nolan, an addictions-medicine physician with Providence Health Care, says people at the highest risk, who would sometimes have to wait weeks to access detox, are now able to get it in days. - 12/5/2023
Nova Scotia to restrict contract length for nurses who travel to fill shortages
Under the change, nurses who complete such contracts will have to wait for one year before they can be hired again as a travel nurse.