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Study finds withdrawing less blood for ICU lab tests reduces patient strain, waste
The study notes 90% of blood collected by a standard test tube—which can draw up to six millilitres—is not needed and wasted.
Pharmacare would cost public sector billions more a year, but save economy money: PBO
The PBO report calculates the incremental cost of the program, taking into account current spending by governments on public drug plans as well as revenue that would be generated from co-pays under a pharmacare plan.

Which drugs can increase fall risk in older adults?

Medication reviews and deprescribing are key interventions to prevent falls in older adults.
Alberta orders stricter hospital mask rules, but regions and hospitals can opt out

It’s not clear who has the final say if regions and the hospitals they oversee disagree on the new rules.
'You're on your own': Quebec parents grapple with lack of pediatrician followup

Almost two years ago, the province and the Québec Association of Pediatricians decided family doctors should be the ones to evaluate the development of a healthy child. The problem is that Québec has the country's highest rate of people without a regular physician.
Sneak peek: Doctor viewed patient files in a 'personal investigation' of a private dispute

An EMR audit found Dr. Jung Hwa Lee had taken a 16-second look at the records of a patient not under her care in an attempt to investigate billing and scheduling at the clinic where she worked, according to the CPSA.
When no ID means no place to live: How one pharmacy solved this catch-22

If you happened to pass by Queen City Wellness Pharmacy in Regina on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and wondered why there was a queue of people outside the door, read on to learn why.
ACP offers updated information for pharmacists about this fall’s flu immunization season

The Alberta College of Pharmacy has released an updated information page about seasonal influenza.
Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals

Bringing new workers into the industry and retaining those who are already there is the priority, according to federal Health Minister Mark Holland.
Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions

Many Walgreens workers aren’t unionized and the employees who walked out are organizing online.

Study finds withdrawing less blood for ICU lab tests reduces patient strain, waste

Pharmacare would cost public sector billions more a year, but save economy money: PBO

Which drugs can increase fall risk in older adults?

Alberta orders stricter hospital mask rules, but regions and hospitals can opt out

'You're on your own': Quebec parents grapple with lack of pediatrician followup

Sneak peek: Doctor viewed patient files in a 'personal investigation' of a private dispute

When no ID means no place to live: How one pharmacy solved this catch-22

ACP offers updated information for pharmacists about this fall’s flu immunization season

Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals

Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions

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