Healthcare

Providing continence care without stigma
Tips and practical routines for dignified continence care in primary practice.
Ontario doctor suspended for one year after billing provincial health insurer for services not rendered
The college’s investigation found that Dr. Janet Ann D’souza inappropriately billed for more than 18 hours of time-based services to OHIP for 23 service dates between 2014 and 2016, with three of those service dates being over 24 hours.

Ontario seeking proposals for second batch of primary care teams

The province says this funding cycle will create 75 primary care teams to serve 500,000 Ontarians.
Putting a test for endometriosis directly into sanitary pads?

A U.S. team has used a two-dimensional nanomaterial to detect a key protein in the development and progression of endometriosis. The device is five times more sensitive than current laboratory tests.
NEW PRODUCT: BIOS Medical Blood Pressure Monitor Balance

Canadian medical device manufacturer Thermor Limited has put out a new blood pressure monitoring device that can evaluate physical stress.
Canadian menopausal hormone therapy dosage equivalency table now available

This new Canadian Menopause Society resource is designed to simplify menopausal hormone therapy and facilitate product comparisons.
Health advocates call on Liberals to keep pharmacare promise ahead of budget

The Pharmacare Act, which was passed last fall, calls for an expert committee to explore the best way to create a national universal drug coverage program.
Does breastfeeding protect against central precocious puberty?

A large Korean study shows that breastfeeding during the first six months of life is associated with a reduced risk of central precocious puberty in both girls and boys.
NEW DRUG: Xofluza for treatment of influenza

Get the info you need on this new drug, part of our drug news roundup for September.
The Ontario dependant pharmacist

For many Ontario pharmacist owners, especially those serving the province’s most vulnerable patients, the title of ‘independent pharmacist’ is a bit of fiction.

Providing continence care without stigma

Ontario doctor suspended for one year after billing provincial health insurer for services not rendered

Ontario seeking proposals for second batch of primary care teams

Putting a test for endometriosis directly into sanitary pads?

NEW PRODUCT: BIOS Medical Blood Pressure Monitor Balance

Canadian menopausal hormone therapy dosage equivalency table now available

Health advocates call on Liberals to keep pharmacare promise ahead of budget

Does breastfeeding protect against central precocious puberty?

NEW DRUG: Xofluza for treatment of influenza

The Ontario dependant pharmacist