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- 9/11/2018
Toronto-area hospitals must scrap policies forcing unvaccinated clinicians to wear masks: judge
The ruling found that there was inadequate evidence to support the policy - 9/11/2018
Costco has yet to be held accountable for illegal rebate scheme
It's been over three years since the initial complaint in the case was launched - 9/11/2018
ER tales: Let me rub this on you
A patient in agony, who only finds relief in hours-long baths, gets an unusual OTC treatment - 9/11/2018
Drug ads leave you in the dark about safety risks
The failure of TV ads to explain the safety risks of over-the-counter drugs can leave people in the emergency department with liver damage or psychosis - 9/11/2018
Most people with epi-injectors don’t use them when they need them
Fewer than half of adults and children who experience food-induced anaphylaxis use their life-saving epinephrine autoinjector (EAI) before being treated at a hospital emergency room, according to researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). - 9/10/2018
Updated Canadian guidelines recommend Shingrix as preferred herpes zoster vaccine in most situations
Also suggest offering Shingrix to those 50 years or older previously vaccinated with Zostavax - 9/10/2018
Purdue Pharma to pay for overdose-antidote development
A company whose prescription opioid marketing practices are being blamed for sparking the addiction and overdose crisis says it’s helping to fund an effort to make a lower-cost overdose antidote.