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- 11/24/2019
Alberta committee rejects conscience rights bill for healthcare providers
A private member's bill that would have given further protection to Alberta health workers who invoked their conscience rights has been rejected at the committee level. - 11/24/2019
N.S. hospital pushes for private donors to pay for robot assisted surgery
Atlantic Canada's largest hospital system is seeking private donors as it tries to keep pace with other regions in the adoption of robot-assisted surgery. - 11/24/2019
New Brunswick invokes notwithstanding clause in bill making vaccination mandatory
Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which allows governments to override parts of the charter, is rarely used - 11/24/2019
What are the best apps for physicians?
Apps can improve practice efficiency by saving time, speeding up diagnoses and limiting unnecessary visits. Here are some recommendations. What are your favourites? - 11/21/2019
Last call for flu shots coming up; though not too late after December
People should ideally receive their influenza vaccination by the first week of December—though it’s not too late if they get it after that, given the unpredictability of the flu season. - 11/20/2019
New drug based on fish oil may help high-risk heart patients, study finds
A new drug containing an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil may help one in four high-risk patients avoid heart attacks and strokes, according to a real-world study conducted by researchers at ICES, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC). - 11/20/2019
Money mindfulness: 7 things I wish I'd known when I started out
If we are mindful from the start about personal finance we can avoid the common pitfalls