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- 2/19/2018
CPSA urging responsible opioid prescribing
Several initiatives are under way in Alberta to fight the opioid crisis and the CPSA is leading several of them - 2/18/2018
Alberta's nurses agree to wage freeze and job security in new contract
The agreement covers about 28,000 registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses. The three-year agreement will run retroactive from April 2017 to March 31, 2020, and includes a wage re-opening provision in the third year. - 2/18/2018
Dr. Lesley Barron interviews CMA presidential hopeful Dr. Sandy Buchman
We connected for a brief interview where he commented on the remarkable collegiality between himself and the other three candidates over the last few weeks of campaigning for the CMA presidency. - 2/18/2018
Kenora doctors close family health clinic after struggling for five years
They had originally envisioned the clinic as a nexus of family health services in the city, but that goal was never fully realized - 2/18/2018
B.C. mom whose two sons overdosed urges doctors to check prescription history
Helen Jennens says the deaths of her sons, Rian Leinweber in August 2011 and Tyler Leinweber in January 2016, could have been prevented if doctors had checked their drug histories on B.C.'s unique real-time database PharmaNet. - 2/16/2018
CGRP antagonists: new migraine prevention therapies in current development
Monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway are under study for preventing episodic and chronic migraine - 2/15/2018
Death of dementia patient stirs Belgium euthanasia fears
After 15 years and 10,000 assisted deaths, just a single case in Belgium has been referred to prosecutors - 2/15/2018
How to eradicate the flu virus from your home and workplace
By following a few easy steps, you—and your patients—can help reduce the chances of the infection spreading