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- 10/19/2020
Federal health minister urges Alberta not to close its injectable opioid agonist treatment program
Notably, the health minister's call to reconsider comes a week after a patient group hitherto benefitting from the program filed a lawsuit seeking am injunction to stop its cancellation. - 10/18/2020
UCP members pass resolution at AGM calling for privately funded healthcare option
The policy resolution was one of 30 that members approved during voting on Saturday, but it passed with the slimmest majority. - 10/18/2020
Shelburne Town Pharmacy to host SickKids fundraiser
Local pharmacist and owner of Shelburne Town Pharmacy, Sanjay Lekhi for the last six years has been raising donations for Sick Kids through a community-based fundraiser. - 10/18/2020
Medical cannabis users more likely to seek guidance from friends, family and online than from a pharmacist
The survey of 1,000 Canadians found they most commonly use medical cannabis for anxiety disorder, depression, and insomnia. - 10/18/2020
5 things physicians should consider when a marriage ends
Unlike other professionals, most doctors don’t have the option of increasing their earnings to make up for losses after a divorce. Financial recovery will take time and good planning, especially with new costs such as spousal support. - 10/18/2020
A radical reimagining of abortion care and medical education
The regulatory environment in Canada, combined with the safety and effectiveness of medication abortion and the presence of strong, visible Canadian women leaders in medicine, creates an opportunity to further streamline abortion services and eventually move to a demedicalized model where mifepristone and misoprostol could be available directly from pharmacies. - 10/18/2020
Patients 60+ seeking cannabis for numerous health issues
The study authors say more research is needed to better understand the efficacy and safety of different formulations of cannabis in treating common conditions in older adults, both to maximize benefit and minimize harm. - 10/18/2020
White surgeon denies 'inside joke' involving noose was meant to target Black colleague
Under oath, he said that the South African government's restrictions on outside media caused him to be ignorant of the significance of a noose as symbol in North America to evoke lynching and thereby terrorize and intimidate Black people.