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- 3/14/2023
Want to take the CPhA's latest Mental Health and Workforce Wellness Survey?
Last year's survey found 72% of pharmacy professionals were considering leaving their job or the profession entirely. - 3/14/2023
Saskatchewan to provide $200,000 to family doctors in rural and northern areas
The program previously offered eligible doctors $47,000 over four years. - 3/14/2023
Poilievre says he would sue Big Pharma to fund drug treatment
Poilievre made the pledge during a stop in Metro Vancouver, a region of the country he has routinely criticized for its approach to the opioid crisis. - 3/14/2023
Meth related ER visits on the rise in Ontario, following western Canada trend: study
Researchers used health administrative data to review adult emergency department visits throughout Ontario between January 2003 and December 2020. - 3/14/2023
Can exercise reduce the likelihood of suicide attempts?
A new international meta-analysis says yes, but that same exercise appears to have little affect on suicidal ideation. - 3/13/2023
Transportation Safety Board urges better medical screening guidelines for pilots
How can regulators best avoid the eventuality of a pilot having a heart attack? - 3/13/2023
Hive ransomware group behind 2021 cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador health network
The province has been tight-lipped about what happened, previously refusing to confirm the incident was a ransomware attack. - 3/13/2023
Are negative biases toward family medicine forming early in med school?
Nima Hamidi Toussi, a first-year medical student at the University of Saskatchewan, said the bias could be counteracted with info on the diagnostic acumen and challenging skillset required for family medicine. - 3/13/2023
Newfoundland and Labrador telehealth line advises most callers to go see a doctor
‘I called to get medical help because I had no doctor,’ said a comment from May. ‘So it’s not much good for them to tell me to see a doctor.’ - 3/13/2023
AI predicts cancer patient survival just by reading physician notes
AI model can inform oncologists of individual cancer patient survival rates, with greater than 80% accuracy