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‘If we don’t understand, we can’t really change’: Studying Saskatchewan mass killer
A forensic psychiatrist and other experts discuss the usefulness of a psychological autopsy in the wake of the attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation.
Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker’s settlement
More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that was accepted nearly universally by the groups suing the company, money is still not rolling out.

Pets of pharmacy: George

This handsome boy has a fancy pedigree and very impressive list of accomplishments behind his name, but it’s the face that gets us.
‘Finger pointing’: U.S. national drug shortages are still hammering certain patient groups with no clear end in sight

In recent months, unexpected demand spikes, manufacturing problems and tight ingredient supplies have contributed to shortages that stress patients, parents and doctors.
Manitoba premier pledges $30 million to expand ICU at Winnipeg's Grace Hospital

Heather Stefanson announced the funding at a Sunday afternoon news conference, saying the money will go towards the Grace Hospital Foundation’s campaign to create up to 20 new beds in the facility’s ICU.
‘Extremely serious and very repugnant’: Lifetime ban for doctor who sexually assaulted patient

Québec family physician Dr. Maurice Bosembo Ilondjo was also sentenced in criminal court to three years’ probation and 240 hours of community service. ‘You changed my life,’ the patient wrote in a victim impact statement read in court. 'Within minutes, my life became hell.'
Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down

The 2019 law, known as Bill 124, capped wage increases for the nurses and other public sector workers at 1% a year for three years.
Why it's high time for a national vaccine registry in Canada

Public health experts list some immunization strategies learned during the COVID-19 pandemic that can be applied to promoting routine vaccinations.
The (medical) funny pages: Future iPad kids

Your weekly dose of giggles!
Almost all open residency spots after the CaRMs R-1 match are in family medicine

The match process also saw more international medical graduates find a match than in 2022.
Important lessons learned: One doctor, two Canadian mass tragedies

Family and emergency physician Dr. Michael Stoll was on the job for both the Humboldt bus crash and James Smith Cree Nation stabbings. Here’s what he learned.
Dutch court bans sperm donor who fathered at least 550

A judge at The Hague District Court ordered the halt in an injunction brought by the mother of a child conceived with the donor’s sperm and a foundation representing other parents.