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- 8/29/2023
10 drugs targeted for price negotiations for U.S. medicare
The price negotiations will represent a first. - 8/29/2023
Ottawa eyes relaxing rules for imported baby formula, as costs soar after shortage
Many parents still struggle to find the right formula for their babies at a reasonable price, after last year’s temporary shutdown of a U.S.-based manufacturing plant caused a major shortage of shipments to Canada. - 8/29/2023
The case against private-pay healthcare
Those who see user fees in some European health systems as a solution miss an important difference, argues Dr. Hasan Sheikh in a recent speech at the CMA Health Summit. - 8/29/2023
Physical activity may protect women from Parkinson’s disease too
Results based on E3N cohort, a large French study that has been following 100,000 women since 1990 - 8/29/2023
Nova Scotia health officials say legionella outbreak in New Glasgow considered over
The outbreak of the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease had been monitored by Public Health since early July. - 8/29/2023
When to pay yourself extra from your corporation
The Canadian physician, aka the ‘loonie doctor,’ advises on when to take out some extra cash from your corporation—and ideas on how to better deploy it. - 8/29/2023
Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia
The creature was the larva of an Australian native roundworm not previously known to be a human parasite. - 8/28/2023
48.82 million hours: How do we lower the number of administrative tasks docs take on each year?
As part of its annual health summit, the Canadian Medical Association addressed a recurring question: how to reduce the administrative burden on physicians. - 8/28/2023
Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID 19: StatCan
Life expectancy also fell once again from 81.7 years to 81.6 years. It had decreased in 2020 by 0.6 years. - 8/28/2023
Internal memo provides insight into federal efforts to curb infant formula shortage
The government is expected to reveal its long-term plans to deal with the problem this fall as part of an overhaul of outdated rules that govern how Canada approves infant formula products.