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- 8/12/2020
New report describes evidence of pharmacists impact on patient safety
Cites global examples of pharmacists' impact on reducing medication errors and patient risk. - 8/12/2020
Alberta teachers, school staff should be tested before classes start: Dr. Hinshaw
All teachers and school staff in Alberta should get tested for COVID-19 before students return to classrooms in September, the province's chief medical officer of heath recommended. - 8/12/2020
Shoppers Drug Mart opens managed health clinic
First of three corporately-owned clinics planned to open this year. - 8/12/2020
Doctors need sick pay too
Many Canadian doctors who fall sick or are forced to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19 won't have their incomes protected - 8/12/2020
Obesity is an important independent risk factor for doing poorly with COVID-19
Risk is particularly apparent in men and in those aged 60 years or younger - 8/12/2020
Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment
Video shows the paramedics leading a crawling man to an elevator after suggesting to a support worker that the patient could walk under his own power - 8/12/2020
Don't get 'casual' about COVID, Ontario's chief medical officer warns amid Muskoka resort outbreak
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed a group of 30 people attended the resort and a local restaurant that weekend, and 11 of them have subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 - 8/12/2020
'I don't remember': Man accused of killing Alberta doctor makes court appearance
A man accused of killing a family doctor at a walk-in clinic in central Alberta appeared confused at his first court appearance Wednesday, telling a judge that he doesn't remember and is sick. - 8/11/2020
Health Canada extends controlled substances exemptions
Originally set to expire in Sept. 2020, the new rules have been extended to Sept. 2021