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- 5/10/2023
Agency struggled to get pharma companies to engage in drug price reform: memo
The memo, obtained by the NDP through the access-to-information law and shared with The Canadian Press, is a status report from the acting chair of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board to the health minister about obstacles they were facing to lowering the price of drugs. - 5/9/2023
Doctor politicians by the numbers
Counting up how physicians involve themselves in Canadian politics. - 5/9/2023
Pharmacies can be safe space for victims of domestic violence
Quebec pharmacist co-authors guidelines to help pharmacy staff identify and support patients of domestic abuse. - 5/9/2023
Alberta NDP says newly uncovered video of Smith concerning for public hospitals
The video, which was shot in October 2021 before Smith became premier, shows her suggesting a way to sell hospitals such as Rockyview, Peter Lougheed and South Health Campus in Calgary. - 5/9/2023
NHL tough guys die 10 years younger than their fellow players, study finds
Researchers at Columbia University in New York reached the conclusion after analyzing data from 6,039 NHL players from 1967 to last spring. - 5/9/2023
Flawed licensing exam led to half of Quebec nursing students failing, report finds
The independent commissioner who oversees access to Quebec professional orders raises questions about the reliability and validity of the order of nurses’ entrance exam. - 5/9/2023
Britain sees first babies born with DNA from three different people
The efforts are intended to prevent children from inheriting rare genetic diseases. - 5/8/2023
The admin burden that’s really killing family practice
I took the Friday of Eid ul Fitr off to celebrate with my family. On Saturday, I logged into my Electronic Medical Record, correctly realizing that if I waited until Monday, the EMR inbox would crush my sorry soul. - 5/8/2023
Embracing change in my pharmacy in Gibsons, B.C.
In Gibsons, B.C., an independent pharmacy's patient-centred care model guarantees engagement with a pharmacist on every visit. - 5/8/2023
Pilot program to introduce healthcare careers to high schoolers in Kenora
Hospital CEO Ray Racette said this program will hopefully get the next generation of people interested in a healthcare career earlier, rather than starting from square one when they get to college or university.