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- 6/14/2020
Ontario lifts 30-day drug prescriptions limit, people urged to be reasonable
The Ontario government has lifted the 30-day supply limit on prescription drugs as of Monday, June 15. - 6/14/2020
Canadian Paediatric Society calls on education ministries to allow graduations
The association said it's concerned students moving on to their next stage in life will not experience the usual celebration that comes with their achievement - 6/14/2020
B.C. supreme court cancels pivotal meeting at anti-euthanasia hospice
Prior to the court's intervention, the board at the hospice had reportedly turned away board applicants in an effort to better reflect the society's Christian character - 6/13/2020
Calls grow for Trudeau to end MSM blood donation ban
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make people sick across Canada, health authorities are imploring Canadians to donate blood—all Canadians except men who have had recent sex with other men, despite a 2015 Liberal pledge to end this ban. NDP MP Randall Garrison is among a growing chorus of people saying it's time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to honour his promises and lift the gay blood ban in Canada. - 6/13/2020
Longer lines, higher fares and no booze: Flying is about to get more aggravating
Temperature checks. Bigger lines. Fewer meals. No alcohol. And ultimately, higher prices. Air travel—often a headache before the COVID-19 pandemic—is set to become even more uncomfortable, experts say, as increased in-flight personal space is offset by longer waits, higher airfares and more sterile environments. - 6/12/2020
Retraction of hydroxychloroquine paper exposes faults in COVID-era clinical research
A now-retracted observational study of hydroxychloroquine had a ripple effect on randomized control trials in Canada and around the world, just as other, non-fraudulent, observational studies have done. - 6/11/2020
Suffering in secret
Doctors often don’t want to admit to anxiety or low moods but there comes a point when they need to reach out.