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After a two-year review, Health Canada said it will update the product monograph for domperidone, which some women said caused them to have severe panic attacks, anxiety and intrusive thoughts after they stopped taking it.

​​​​​​​Indigenous researchers from the University of Alberta are leading the process to create the new guidelines.

The mRNA vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating in Canada.

The U.S. Justice Department has said Sherry-Ann Jenkins was not trained or licensed to provide any medical care but presented herself as a doctor and billed patients for unneeded treatments.

Yvette Coffey, president of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Registered Nurses Union, was unimpressed by the duelling recruiting events.

Backed by about $4 million in funding over four years, the GLOW Indigenous Grant is a partnership between pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Canada and CAAN Communities, Alliances and Networks.

Health Minister Adrian Dix says the ministry and the college have worked together to make the change, which will give patients better access to services while supporting other healthcare workers.

Public Health Agency of Canada offers visual aid for prompt diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis after vaccination, plus an IM epinephrine dosing chart by weight or age.