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- 6/7/2021
Upcoming CFP webinar looks at impact of digital pharmacy
As part of the CFP Pharmacy Forum 2021, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy is hosting a webinar panel examining the impact of virtual pharmacy care on community pharmacy. - 6/7/2021
Doctor demands apology from N.B. premier after COVID-19-related charge dropped
A doctor who faced a barrage of hate and racism after being accused of violating COVID-19 measures in New Brunswick is asking the premier to apologize after a charge was dropped Friday. - 6/7/2021
Wisconsin ex-pharmacist gets prison for ruining vaccine
A former pharmacist in Wisconsin who purposefully ruined more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday. - 6/7/2021
Polio: When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting
Americans tell personal stories from polio outbreaks in the 1940s and 1950s and remember the relief when a vaccine was developed. - 6/7/2021
New insights to combat chronic refractory cough
“These patients need appropriate followup. If one thing doesn’t work try something else. Most of these patients will respond," said clinical professor Dr. Stephen Field. But what should be done with the remaining 30% of patients who are refractory or unresponsive? - 6/7/2021
Lotus-eaters and hayseeds
I have had the opportunity recently to work in a pharmacy in Alberta as well as my usual gig in B.C., which has led to me pondering the differences in pharmacy culture between the provinces. - 6/7/2021
NACDS urges lawmakers to cement pharmacy’s pandemic-era gains
The U.S. National Association of Chain Drug Stores emphasized pharmacy’s central position in the American COVID-19 response in urging Congress not to roll back on the improved paccess it achieved during the pandemic. - 6/7/2021
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts
U.S. government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings. - 6/7/2021
Ontario's physician assistants will soon be regulated
"You have the occasional patient who might get confused when they find out I’m not actually a doctor,” said Sahand Ensafi, a physician assistant who’s been working for more than seven years in the ERs of the University Health Network’s Toronto Western and Toronto General hospitals. - 6/7/2021
An old medical technique used in a novel way has saved a new life
Physicians at the Montreal Children's Hospital performed mandibular distraction on an infant with Robin Sequence.