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- 5/31/2023
U.S. FDA warns consumers not to use off-brand versions of Ozempic, Wegovy
Agency officials said this week that they have received reports of problems after patients used versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in the brand-name medications, which have been compounded, or mixed in pharmacies. - 5/31/2023
Canadian researchers find brain inflammation in patients with long COVID
Filmmaker Leslie Ann Coles knew ‘almost immediately’ something was wrong after her COVID-19 infection in January 2021. - 5/31/2023
Naloxone kits now mandatory in high risk Ontario workplaces
Workplaces required to comply are eligible for a free naloxone kit and training for up to two workers. - 5/31/2023
Pediatric drug shortage led to dosing errors in Ontario children
The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the effect of the shortage of children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which forced parents to crush up pills of the drugs intended for adults in order to treat their children. - 5/31/2023
B.C. pharmacists set to prescribe for minor ailments and contraception starting June 1
The College of Pharmacists of BC says 75% of eligible pharmacists have completed the training for diagnosing and prescribing drugs for 21 minor ailments like acne, shingles or urinary tract infections. - 5/30/2023
Ontario family doctors facing burnout, shortage to worsen, OMA says
An OMA survey of its members suggests that 40% of physicians are considering retiring in the next five years. - 5/30/2023
Fertility doctor accused of using own sperm dies in crash of hand built plane
The crash of the aircraft, identified by the National Transportation Safety Board as a Wittman W-5 Buttercup airplane, remained under investigation Tuesday. - 5/30/2023
Poor air quality remains as Nova Scotia wildfires continue to burn: officials
Janet MacIntyre, clinical site chief at the QEII Emergency Department in Halifax, says that as of late Tuesday there hadn’t been an increase of patients suffering from smoke-related respiratory problems. - 5/30/2023
Fort Erie, Port Colborne urgent care centres closing overnight permanently
President and CEO Lynn Guerriero says today in a statement that the hospital network has made the decision in order to keep its three emergency departments operating in Welland, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines. - 5/30/2023
Doctors at Surrey, B.C. say staff shortages forcing ER docs to work ‘well outside their scope of practice’
A series of letters from doctors raising alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital has placed British Columbia’s largest health authority under scrutiny.