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- 2/6/2019
Vancouver ER giving OD patients medication to help with withdrawal
Patients who OD on opioids get a three-day supply of Suboxone and easy-to-understand instructions from a nurse before they're discharged - 2/6/2019
Cape Breton loses one of few remaining family physician administrators
Dr. Carol Critchley has resigned as family medicine site lead at Cape Breton Regional Hospital; meanwhile healthcare on the island continues to deteriorate - 2/6/2019
Oxymoronic specialty management
- 2/6/2019
Researchers uncover new links between heart disease, stroke and cognitive impairment
People with heart failure were 2.6 times more likely to experience vascular cognitive impairment - 2/6/2019
StatCan says number of cannabis users relatively unchanged since legalization
The national statistics offices says legalizing cannabis doesn't seem to have much changed how many people use the drug. - 2/6/2019
Report identifies negligence, abuse at New Brunswick mental health facility
33% of the time, staffing levels were considered so low they were deemed 'dangerous' - 2/5/2019
Successful home-based blood pressure control program run by non-physicians
Trained patient navigators use automated clinical algorithm to adjust medications based on home BP measurements transmitted wirelessly - 2/5/2019
B.C. college releases specific standards for physical exams
The 12 new steps are specific and aimed at letting patients feel more comfortable