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- 4/16/2019
François Jean Coutu leaves the presidency of the Jean Coutu Group
Alain Champagne will take over as president in a move that comes one year after the pharmacy group was acquired by Metro - 4/16/2019
Medical council now allows menstrual products in exams
Last fall, the MCC faced criticism for prohibiting women from bringing tampons or menstrual pads into exam rooms while writing multi-hour tests - 4/16/2019
Influenza A(H3N2) steadily increasing since mid-January, particularly in long-term care facilities
2018/19 influenza vaccine provides little or no protection against influenza A(H3N2) viruses this season - 4/15/2019
Big pharma might delay new drugs if pharmacare means more generics: memo
Brand-name drug companies could put off introducing new medicine in Canada and scale back research here if the country makes a major shift to cheaper generic alternatives under a national pharmacare plan, according to an internal federal analysis. - 4/15/2019
Cost of waiting under single-payer healthcare
Single-payer healthcare has run its course. The experiment has more than enough data to prove that we need to do better. - 4/15/2019
Canadian researchers hope new drugs possible for hardest to treat brain cancer
Even after 99% of a tumour is removed, a few remaining cells multiply like tentacles and regrow in another part of the brain - 4/15/2019
Paired living liver donation at Toronto's UHN believed to be North American first
The transplant program says paired liver exchanges have been performed in Korea and Hong Kong, but there are no published reports of them being done in Europe or North America - 4/15/2019
Case report: A mysterious facial rash with too many symptoms
At our walk-in clinic recently, I saw a 60-year-old male with a most curious rash on his right cheek (see picture). Historically (I usually acquire a great deal of help from history), the rash was complex. It had actually healed spontaneously a couple of times.