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- 8/9/2017
Quebec-trained doctor sentenced to 35 years in U.S. prison for $375-million medical fraud
Dr. Jaques Roy has been a part of a number of troubling cases since the mid-1990s - 8/9/2017
American pharmacy chains improve patient safety measures
American pharmacy giant CVS says it has upgraded computer alert systems in pharmacies nation-wide to better protect patients. This comes in the aftermath of a Chicago Tribune article last year that exposed pharmacies often fail to warn patients about deadly drug combinations. - 8/9/2017
Arnprior hospital and doctor being sued by patient in $5-million malpractice suit
Patient alleges that his health-care providers failed to appreciate the urgency of a hernia that ruptured and sent him into septic shock - 8/9/2017
CMA calls private tax reform affecting corporations 'unacceptable'
The association is urging doctors to get in touch with their MPs and is promising weekly 'tax alerts' to update doctors on the situation - 8/9/2017
Educational efforts reduce docusate use in hospitalized patients
Alberta pharmacists reduce use of stool softener that has limited efficacy in preventing constipation