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- 1/21/2018
Want a healthier population? Spend less on health care and more on social services: CMAJ study
Health care costs are expanding in many developed countries like Canada, and governments are seeking ways to contain costs while maintaining a healthy population. Treating the social determinants of health like income, education, or social and physical living environments through spending on social services can help address the root causes of disease and poor health. - 1/18/2018
Pharmacists urged to look for broken birth control pills
There have been complaints that the blister packages for both contained an active pill that was roughly half the proper size. - 1/18/2018
Saskatchewan patients have complained that physicians are playing favourites with pharmacies
The issue is new to the college and may be linked to concerns over expanded scope of practice for pharmacists - 1/17/2018
Number of patients in Halifax ER without family doctor doubled in last five years
Dr. Kirk Magee, the chief of emergency medicine at the Nova Scotia Health Authority for the central zone, told CBC News that it's now about 14% of patients in the hospital's ER—about 25 to 30 a day. - 1/17/2018
Yellow fever vaccine booster dose recommended for certain high-risk patients only
CATMAT reassures that booster dose not necessary for most Canadian travellers