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WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language'' that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way forward to change the name.''
Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?
Japanese drugmaker Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen had announced earlier this fall that the drug lecanemab appeared to work.

Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription

Pharmacy owner Bach Heng Ta dispensed Pregabalin instead of Gabapentin but maintained the prescribed dosage, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.
Nunavut has new chief public health officer

Dr. Michael Patterson, the outgoing chief officer of public health, is going back to full-time hospital work.
Ontario College of Pharmacists debates making time-delayed safes mandatory

The Ontario College of Pharmacists will discuss whether using time-delayed safes should become mandatory for pharmacists in a December 12 meeting.
Ontario court strikes down wage-limiting Bill 124

Healthcare workers have long called for Bill 124 to be repealed, saying it's contributed to the healthcare crises in Ontario.
Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

By Tuesday, some Twitter accounts were testing the new boundaries and celebrating the platform's hands-off approach, which comes after Twitter was purchased by Elon Musk.
Trudeau expresses support for Chinese protesters as show of dissent roils Beijing

Crowds in China angered by the controls have called on leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades.
Alberta legislature member Thomas Dang sentenced for hacking COVID-19 vaccine portal

Judge Michelle Doyle sentenced Thomas Dang in the Provincial Court of Alberta in Edmonton on Tuesday.
New B.C. medical school at Simon Fraser to train next generation of doctors: premier

Dr. Roger Strasser, the founding dean and chief executive officer of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, will be the Simon Fraser school's interim dean.