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What to know about P.E.I.’s biosimilar switching program
The province is the eleventh Canadian jurisdiction to implement a biosimilar switching program; only Manitoba and Nunavut don’t have one.
Report: Private clinics in Ontario cost the system more and don’t improve care
When it’s for-profit clinics and hospitals in the province of Ontario, everyone ends up with less— at least, that's what a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says.

$1.9-million boost for research into expansion of sexual health services in pharmacies

Providing extensive sexual health services in a pharmacy setting has been proven to ease the strain on the primary healthcare system while reducing barriers for vulnerable and underserved patients.
Ontario to add provincial tax to vaping products; meant to discourage youth uptake

The combined tax would see manufacturers and importers paying $2 per two millilitres of vaping liquids for the first 10 millilitres, then $2 per 10 millilitres for volumes beyond that.
Following an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children

More than 3,700 Palestinian children and minors have been killed in just under a month of fighting.
Death of a player from a skate to the neck reignites hockey’s stubborn debate over protective gear

Broken jaws, smashed noses and concussions haven’t led to full face shields or cages in professional men’s hockey at any level, either.
Daylight saving 2023: Here’s what a sleep expert says about the time change

Before bed beckons Saturday night, rewind the clock on the microwave, oven, car, or any other device not yet clever enough to make the leap on its own.
Health Canada says cord blood stored at Edmonton facility may pose serious risks

The warning affects all cord blood at the Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository that was collected, processed, tested or stored between March 1, 2014, and present.
Politicians with the final say? Alberta proposes changes to Public Health Act

In August, several health charges were dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.
As billions roll in to fight the U.S. opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

Most of that money comes with a requirement that it be used to address the overdose crisis and prevent more deaths. But how?

What to know about P.E.I.’s biosimilar switching program

Report: Private clinics in Ontario cost the system more and don’t improve care

$1.9-million boost for research into expansion of sexual health services in pharmacies

Ontario to add provincial tax to vaping products; meant to discourage youth uptake

Following an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children

Death of a player from a skate to the neck reignites hockey’s stubborn debate over protective gear

Daylight saving 2023: Here’s what a sleep expert says about the time change

Health Canada says cord blood stored at Edmonton facility may pose serious risks

Politicians with the final say? Alberta proposes changes to Public Health Act

As billions roll in to fight the U.S. opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

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