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Ob-gyn who made 'errors in judgment' didn't inform patient of her baby's death, visit after delivery
Dr. Krista Brown failed to “appreciate the significance of the abnormal fetal heart tracing and the consequent need for urgent intervention,” wrote the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rx for medicine and parenthood
Being both a doctor and a parent is not for the faint of heart. Preparation and managing expectations are key.

Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is 'settled'

Legault says he never meant to offend when he said during a televised leaders debate last week that the situation at the hospital in Joliette, Que., is settled.
Event spotlights specialty pharmacy

Neighbourhood Pharmacies takes initiative to demystify specialty market and unite stakeholders.
Canadian pharmacist elected to FIP leadership

Canadian pharmacist becomes President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation's (FIP) Community Pharmacy Section (CPS)
Will Newfound and Labrador’s pharmacists soon have an extended scope of practice?

Newfound and Labrador’s Health Minister Tom Osborne has said that an update on pharmacists scope of practice is coming soon.
N.B. sexual assault nurse says premier's comments are a 'slap in the face'

CBC reported this week that a 26-year-old woman who went to the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital last month after she had been raped was told there were no available nurses trained to perform the rape kit procedure.
Safer opioid supply program leads to drop in hospitalizations, ER visits: study

The study found no increased risk of infections or overdoses and a decline in healthcare costs unrelated to primary care or outpatient medications after a year.
Just half of Canadians plan to get their flu shot this fall

The potential for a weak flu shot uptake could combine with a difficult flu season and stress the health-care system further, says Danielle Paes, Chief Pharmacist Officer of the CPhA
Long COVID plan, funding decisions in the works, Moore says

Hospitals have been submitting proposals to Ontario Health, and now the province is working to provide guidance to primary care professionals on how to care for patients with long COVID symptoms.