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- 10/16/2018
Now that cannabis is legal, let's use it to tackle the opioid crisis
Research has shown that U.S. states with legalized medical cannabis saw 25% fewer opioid-related deaths than states where it remained illegal - 10/15/2018
Ottawa clinic abruptly shut down over $255,000 in unpaid rent
The move has left several doctors scrambling and will force 1,700 patients to seek care elsewhere - 10/15/2018
Good grief: The situation for doctors has gone to the dogs
The situation for doctors has gone to the dogs. If you're at all concerned about the health of the medical profession in Canada, it would be hard to envision a more disheartening, yet simultaneously maddening week than the one that just passed. Ontario, as always, came up with another episode of its World Wrestling-quality drama, and more on that shortly. But for once the shenanigans in Ontario looked to have been upstaged, this time by a conference on physician health that took place in Toronto. - 10/15/2018
Northern Manitoba heart patient who was not offered flight for medical check dies on 10-hour bus ride
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Chief Marcel Moody said cancer patients and other First Nations people are being forced to take long bus rides for medical help - 10/15/2018
Case report: Off the hook
- 10/15/2018
Three year old overdoses after pharmacy accidentally dispenses five times the morphine dose
The B.C.-based chain has apologized for the human error and says it will pay the family's medical costs - 10/15/2018
What to know before investing in your practice
Thinking about growing and expanding? Whether you plan on borrowing money or using excess earnings, here’s what you should ask yourself first - 10/15/2018
Opioid warning sticker–patient handout policy takes effect Oct. 20
Pharmacists must supply warning sticker and patient information sheet when dispensing most prescription opioids - 10/14/2018
OMA proposes 'new approach' to address fee relativity
The OMA has proposed that each and every medical specialty be allowed to present directly to the arbitration board to argue for their own 'relativity allocation' - 10/14/2018
'First-of-its-kind' compounding facility opens in Ontario
The new facility opens to meet, what Fresenius Kabi is betting will be a growing need for centralized sterile compounding as new rules come into effect in January 2019