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- 6/16/2020
New Brunswick committee drops notwithstanding clause from vaccination bill
A committee of the New Brunswick legislature has voted to remove the notwithstanding clause from a controversial bill on mandatory vaccinations for children in schools and daycares. - 6/16/2020
Surgeon reprimanded for seeking private information about judge who ruled against him
The doctor suspected that the judge, who threw out an appeal to have his hospital privileges reinstated, was being treated by hospital staff who made the decision - 6/16/2020
CAE ventilator receives Health Canada certification, starts shipping
CAE Inc. says its new medical ventilator has been certified by Health Canada and it will begin shipping. The Montreal-based company signed a contract with the federal government earlier this year to manufacture and supply 10,000 ventilators. - 6/15/2020
PMHx: The unending challenge of improving rural health services
Canadian doctors have tried for years to address the "irreducible hazard" of being a patient in rural and remote communities. - 6/15/2020
Q&A: Antidepressants now
Psychiatrist Dr. Jon Davine’s advice for FPs on optimizing antidepressant dose, switching and augmenting - 6/15/2020
New American College of Rheumatology guidelines for management of gout
Provide advice on optimal use of urate-lowering therapy, treatment of gout flares, lifestyle and other medications - 6/15/2020
Ontario proposing all health units collect race-based data on COVID-19
Every health unit in Ontario could soon be collecting race-based data on the COVID-19 pandemic after the provincial government announced Monday it would act on the advice of community leaders and public health experts who want the figures tracked. The province said earlier this month it was considering the move, but on Monday announced a proposed regulatory change that would mandate collection of racial and other data in a consistent way while also protecting patient privacy. - 6/15/2020
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