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- 4/30/2023
‘If we don’t understand, we can’t really change’: Studying Saskatchewan mass killer
A forensic psychiatrist and other experts discuss the usefulness of a psychological autopsy in the wake of the attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation. - 4/30/2023
Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker’s settlement
More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that was accepted nearly universally by the groups suing the company, money is still not rolling out. - 4/30/2023
‘Finger pointing’: U.S. national drug shortages are still hammering certain patient groups with no clear end in sight
In recent months, unexpected demand spikes, manufacturing problems and tight ingredient supplies have contributed to shortages that stress patients, parents and doctors. - 4/30/2023
Manitoba premier pledges $30 million to expand ICU at Winnipeg's Grace Hospital
Heather Stefanson announced the funding at a Sunday afternoon news conference, saying the money will go towards the Grace Hospital Foundation’s campaign to create up to 20 new beds in the facility’s ICU. - 4/30/2023
Mother to baby HIV transmission shouldn’t be happening in Canada: researchers
Researchers combed through an HIV surveillance database and found 33 babies born in Canada between 2012 and 2021 were infected during pregnancy or delivery. - 4/27/2023
Why are we restricting access to care?
Canada is the only country in which private insurance to cover physician services is illegal. - 4/27/2023
I've got a long list of MDs who've made my life better
From fellow parents to the doctor who helped my wife and I become parents, the doctors in my life are making it better up and down the line. - 4/27/2023
Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down
The 2019 law, known as Bill 124, capped wage increases for the nurses and other public sector workers at 1% a year for three years. - 4/27/2023
QUIZ: All about atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) can be diagnosed and managed effectively in primary care, according to authors of the 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society guidelines on the condition. See how much you know! - 4/27/2023
Dutch court bans sperm donor who fathered at least 550
A judge at The Hague District Court ordered the halt in an injunction brought by the mother of a child conceived with the donor’s sperm and a foundation representing other parents.