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Advocates seek funding for free contraception in next B.C. budget
Premiers demand meeting with Trudeau to discuss increased healthcare funding

Premiers presented a united front as they emerged from a closed-door meeting in Winnipeg today with calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sit down with them to broker a deal.
QUIZ: Prescribing antidepressants for patients with major depressive disorder

How much do you know about the new antidepressant decision report tool?
Prescriptions plummeted during the pandemic: study

Manitoba study shows sudden drop in all drug classes.
Women who want to get pregnant can safely pause hormone blockers treating their breast cancer: study

Young women diagnosed with breast cancer often must delay pregnancy for years while they take hormone-blocking pills.
Heads or tails: What statistical models tell us about the probability of living beyond 110

The world’s presumed oldest person, Kane Tanaka of Japan, died in April in her native country at the age of 119.
How a tool sparked at McMaster is helping select medical school applicants worldwide

Computer program evaluates personal characteristics such as empathy, professionalism and collaboration.
Most B.C. kids and adults younger than 60 infected with COVID-19 or vaccinated: study

Lead author Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an epidemiologist at the BC Centre for Disease Control, said the findings can be generalized to the rest of Canada.

Failing grade: U.S. pharm schools see 60% drop in applications over 10 years