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- 8/19/2020
Indigenous boy needing health care was discriminated against: adjudicator
A human rights adjudicator has ruled that the Manitoba government discriminated against a disabled Indigenous boy by not providing adequate health care. The province has been ordered to pay the boy and his mother $42,500. The case centres on Alfred (Dewey) Pruden, who was 16 years old when his human rights complaint was heard last year. - 8/19/2020
New drug maker aims to be world leader in therapeutic CBDs
Firm led by son of Novopharm founder Leslie Dan and former execs from Novopharm, TEVA and Apotex - 8/19/2020
Be alert for potential drug interactions with medical and recreational cannabis
Review provides a comprehensive list of drug-drug interactions, with particular focus on Rx drugs with a narrow therapeutic index - 8/19/2020
'Cautiously optimistic': Outbreak at Calgary Cargill plant appears contained
An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Cargill meat-processing plant in Calgary appears to be under control. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical health officer, reported last week that five cases of the novel coronavirus had been recorded at Case Ready Meats, a Cargill plant that readies meat products for sale in western Canadian supermarkets. - 8/19/2020
Solutions to the MD gender pay gap
As a member of the Equity in Medicine team, I volunteered to discuss the gender pay gap in Canada for an online hour-long session on a weekday evening in early July. I thought the attendance in the summer would be around a dozen people if we were lucky. The response was incredible, enough to make me hope (faintly) that women physicians in this country may finally have had enough of being treated so unfairly when it comes to remuneration and angry enough to push hard for justified change. - 8/19/2020
Liberals move toward changing federal drug policy as opioid deaths spike
The Liberal government taking steps toward promised changes to federal drug policy, while looking at how to reduce opioid-related deaths during the pandemic. The federal government launched a national consultation on supervised-consumption sites this week, saying they would be seeking comments from a variety of Canadians, including those who operate the sites—and those who use them. - 8/18/2020
Doctors brace for viral overload between cold and flu season and COVID-19
Doctors are anticipating that the collision of COVID-19 and cold and flu season could bring a new host of healthcare challenges when the cold weather sets in. - 8/18/2020
CEO of Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital not self-isolating despite recent return from Quebec
The Winnipeg Free-Press and the CBC have reported that the CEO of St. Boniface Hospital is not self-isolating after travel in apparent violation of Manitoba's current public health orders. A spokesperson for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority told CBC that Martine Bouchard returned to work at the hospital in Winnipeg on Aug. 10 from her home in Quebec where she'd gone in April and worked remotely. - 8/18/2020
Back to school: Canadian doctors choose a variety of options for their children
Physicians base decisions on what works best for their families - 8/18/2020
University of Toronto launches Institute for Pandemics after donation
The dean of a newly launched pandemic institute at the University of Toronto says the initiative will help bring together the school's vast resources to effectively research and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Institute for Pandemics will study the impact of the coronavirus as well as the ensuing recovery efforts, while also helping to prepare for future pandemics, Adalsteinn Brown said.