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Montreal MP Marjorie Michel named health minister in Carney’s new cabinet
Michel was first elected in the most recent federal election in Papineau, the Montreal-area riding that Justin Trudeau previously represented since 2008.
Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs
The order calls on the health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to broker new price tags for drugs over the next month. If deals are not reached, Kennedy will be tasked with developing a new rule that ties the price the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries.

Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

There was an uptick around in 2020 after the so-called Benadryl TikTok challenge on social media invited users to consume large quantities of medication tablets containing diphenhydramine.
Handling a complaint

What if a dog night in emerg lands you in trouble with the college?
‘Should be banned’: Some Ontario mayors against communities’ financial incentives to attract doctors

Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash—especially those in rural and northern regions.
Ontario health minister defends province's approach amid worsening measles outbreak

Liberal health critic Dr. Adil Shamji, an emergency room physician, said he was flabbergasted by Minister of Health Sylvia Jones’s comments.
Quebec to set 150-metre limit between schools and supervised injection sites

Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant says the bill would grant his department new powers to approve or refuse a new site allowing the supervised consumption of drugs.
What works and what doesn’t when advancing pharmacist-led vaccination around the world

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) cites Canada as an example for a best practice.
Organ recipients push Doug Ford government to change donation rules

An opposition bill proposes to make organ and tissue donation a procedure to opt out of while still alive rather than the current system that allows the living to opt in to donating organs upon death.
Rapid access to psychiatry program wins praise from doctors, patients in Halifax

A pioneering Nova Scotia program that provides patients with basic psychiatric diagnoses is winning praise for slashing wait times for some people struggling to get help.

Montreal MP Marjorie Michel named health minister in Carney’s new cabinet

Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

Handling a complaint

‘Should be banned’: Some Ontario mayors against communities’ financial incentives to attract doctors

Ontario health minister defends province's approach amid worsening measles outbreak

Quebec to set 150-metre limit between schools and supervised injection sites

What works and what doesn’t when advancing pharmacist-led vaccination around the world

Organ recipients push Doug Ford government to change donation rules

Rapid access to psychiatry program wins praise from doctors, patients in Halifax