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Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman’s death should be reinstated: arbitrator
Arbitrator Serge Brault says that while Myriam Leblanc made inappropriate comments toward Joyce Echaquan, she was not responsible for the bulk of the poor treatment the woman received prior to her death.
It’s not just about caffeine: How coffee affects the brain
Caffeine doesn’t wake you up as much as drinking a cuppa’.

Cytisinicline shows promise for smoking cessation in large U.S. study

The plant molecule has been approved by Health Canada since 2017 and is sold as a natural health product.
Does the health system need more private care—or less?

CMA plans to focus on the topic this year with four town halls across Canada.
More needs to be done to support clinician safety and mental health

Nearly half of Canadian physicians and nurses say they are at an advanced stage of burnout, so what are we going to do about it?
Pets of pharmacy: Poppy!

Not sure if it’s the crown or the long bangs, but this week’s pet is glamour personified.
Patient relations: How best to handle patients who are manipulative

What do you do with a patient who is trying to manipulate you? Here are some tips for staying in control of the situation while maintaining the relationship with the patient.
pCPA and CGPA agree on renewed three-year pricing initiative for generic drugs

The fresh iteration of the agreement makes some changes within the pan-Canadian Tiered Pricing Framework.
Ontario offers money to public health units that voluntarily merge

The province's health minister says Ontario will increase base funding for public health units by 1% a year over the next three years.
Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and N.W.T. hospitals displaced by wildfires

Transferring patients out of long-term care facilities is a time-consuming process because some residents with cognitive disabilities must be accompanied by staff who know them.