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• 8/20/2023

  Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other

  Phil Durst recalled clawing at his face after a chemical from a commercial dishwashing machine squirted into his eyes, causing ‘the most indescribable pain I’ve ever felt—ever, ever, ever.’
• 8/20/2023

  N.S. health officials unable to determine source of legionnaires’ disease outbreak

  As of Aug. 3, nine cases and another 20 suspected infections had been detected, but no cases have been reported since.
• 8/20/2023

  Alberta moves to de privatize community lab tests in face of long waits, bottlenecks

  Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the province has signed a memorandum of understanding with private provider Dynalife to transfer its staff, equipment and property to the province by the end of the year.
• 8/20/2023

  Ottawa ‘shouldn’t walk around with a stick’ to enforce health deals: Federal health minister

  All provinces except Quebec accepted the $198-billion deal in principle earlier this year and are expected to sign final agreements before the end of 2023.
• 8/20/2023

  Worms that secrete a dangerous paralyzing toxin spreading in Montreal

  Lisa Osterland, a retired teacher, found some 20 hammerhead flatworms earlier this week while removing slugs that were eating flowers in her garden in Westmount, Que., a municipality on Montreal Island.
• 8/17/2023

  Alberta college mandates accreditation standards for psychedelic-assisted therapy providers

  The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta has unveiled new accreditation standards for facilities in the province that offer psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. 
• 8/17/2023

  Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer

  Health Canada says intermittent shortages are expected from late August to early October.
• 8/17/2023

  Ontario hospitals need to adopt a just culture

  A critical-care physician in London, Ont., is suing the London Health Sciences Centre for $6.25 million, alleging a covert and improper investigation into his end-of-life care provision.
• 8/17/2023

  A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies

  Following 22 days of deliberation, the jury at Manchester Crown Court convicted 33-year-old Lucy Letby of killing the babies in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between 2015 and 2016.
• 8/17/2023

  POLL: Are ER closures affecting your pharmacy practice?

  All over the country, it's been a summer of ER closures. How has the ongoing lack of this critical source of primary care affected you as a pharmacist?