Medical Practice News

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.

You are charged with sexual abuse – and then more patients come out of the woodwork. What do you do when the college wants to call them as witnesses?

Among the issues highlighted in the report are that many patients don’t feel heard; the need to improve discharge protocols in emergency rooms; use of force for challenging behaviours; and a lack of trauma-informed obstetrical/gynecological care.

A government statement says that under new employment standards regulations, an employer can’t ask for a note for the first two health-related absences of up to five consecutive days in the same year.

On Monday, the Pan American Health Organization revoked the measles-free status Canada has had since 1998 because an outbreak of the virus across several provinces has lasted for more than a year.

Canadian Cancer Society and Quebec Clinical Research Organization in Cancer (Q-CROC) launch a reliable source for cancer trials being carried out in Canada. It even includes a staffed hotline.

Specifically, the Legault government aims to eliminate ‘the requirement for a medical prescription for reimbursement of services provided by insurers, such as physiotherapy.’

Two-thirds vote down proposal to increase fees in perpetuity.