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- 3/18/2026
Trying to get swole? Careful not to swell up because by giving yourself rhabdo
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is warning the public to be careful at the gym after an upswing in cases of rhabdomyolysis. - 3/17/2026
Neighbourhood Pharmacies concerned new NAPRA proposed compounding standards will increase admin, staff and financial demands of pharmacies
Check out the full text of Neighbourhood Pharmacies recommendations on NAPRA’s pro-posal. - 3/17/2026
Almost too real: Sketch comedy show rips into Canada’s ER crisis
Been watching the ER drama 'The Pitt'? Well wait till you see 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' take on a Winnipeg ER in 'The Peg' - 3/16/2026
Check out this resource on menopausal hormone therapy as shortage of certain products continues
Several media reports this month, from multiple provinces have highlighted shortages, specifically of estrogen patches. - 3/16/2026
New relativity-adjusted increases for years 2 and 3 of current PSA announced for Ontario physicians
A message to members from the Ontario Medical Association announced the percentage increases. - 3/8/2026
CPS apologizes for confusion around ‘vignettes’ of fictionalized cases in Surveillance Highlights
Canadian Paediatric Society clarified what it intends to do to make it clearer in future that the scenarios in Surveillance Highlights (formerly CPSP Highlights) aren’t from real case re-ports. - 2/19/2026
What the hell is ‘Alberta approved immigration status?’
Blaming immigrants for healthcare strain is an embarrassingly bad excuse. - 2/18/2026
Mandate interoperability—and hurry up about it: Take a look at the Digital Health Interoperability Task Force’s submission to Health Canada
In the wake of the Connected Care for Canadian Act’s revival, a group of major stakeholders has a lot to say to the federal government about how health data interoperability should actually look. - 2/16/2026
AFMC provides update on IMGs and first-iteration matches in Ontario
Last year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice put a judicial stay ‘temporarily putting a stop to the Ontario government policy requiring IMGs applying to Ontario-based positions in the first iteration of the 2026 R-1 Main Residency Match to have completed two years of high school in Ontario.’ - 2/11/2026
My genes crafted a brain aneurysm and the expertise of researchers and doctors saved me
Because of new surgery techniques—that weren't available to my relatives who suffered the same affliction as I do—I'm here and able to exercise my love of language.