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The opioid crisis is not about pain
This focus on pain and overdose is a focus merely on the symptoms of a broader crisis—a crisis of under-managed mental illness and unresolved emotional trauma
Frustrated patient's viral video demonstrates N.S. 'health crisis,' doctors say
A viral video made by a frustrated young Nova Scotia mother who says she waited two years for her cancer diagnosis can't be ignored, says the president of the Canadian Medical Association.

How do you license a black box?
Obsessed with Australia: Private funding for healthcare
Ottawa announces $81-million program to improve access to health data
Health database that crosses provincial borders to launch with federal funding

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says a new database will help researchers find solutions to health events like the opioid crisis and chronic illnesses that cross provincial boundaries.
Canagliflozin improves renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease

Reduces risk of kidney failure and cardiovascular events compared to placebo
CIHI report sheds light on patients’ experiences during hospital stays
BC study suggests there's strong support for policies that encourage vaccination

However, punitive measures aimed at people who refuse to vaccinate were less popular
Cancer patients seen in ED have better outcomes at original hospitals or cancer centre

Patients seen at other locations were less likely to be admitted but more likely to die within 30 days of their visit

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