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- 11/9/2022
Kidney cancer: a new indication approved for Keytruda
The treatment is approved for patients who have a moderate to high risk of recurrence, following nephrectomy or nephrectomy accompanied by surgical resection of metastatic lesions. - 11/9/2022
In medical first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth
Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as fetus for Pompe disease, an inherited and often fatal disorder in which the body fails to make some or all of a crucial protein. - 11/9/2022
Alberta premier consulting with Trump adviser may affect health system, NDP warns
Notley's NDP is calling for Smith to revoke the invitation to Dr. Alexander and reveal the names of the medical people Smith says are now advising her on public health policy. - 11/9/2022
Death of Quebec teen shot by cops avoidable if health system had intervened: coroner
Police shot Fairholm in the head on July 25, 2018, after they were called to the parking lot of an abandoned restaurant in Lac-Brome, Que., and found the teenager yelling and waving what turned out to be an air pistol. - 11/9/2022
Euthanasia (MAiD) activists put a dollar value on human life
Dr. Sohail Ghandi warns against wrecklessly expanded criteria in who can choose to die. - 11/8/2022
Ontario docs advise masks, vaccine catch up ahead of anticipated tough viral season
Physicians at a news conference hosted by the Ontario Medical Association said Wednesday that influenza arrived early in the province and more than half of Canadian cases of the illness so far have been in children and teenagers. - 11/8/2022
Mindfulness worked as well for anxiety as drug in study
The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. - 11/8/2022
Empire Co. tight lipped as IT problems affect pharmacies at Sobeys and other stores
The Nova Scotia-based company issued a brief statement Monday confirming that an “IT systems issue'' affecting certain pharmacies has caused “technical difficulties'' in filling prescriptions. - 11/8/2022
Nurses urge health ministers to 'take the money and work with it'
Leaders of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and the Canadian Nurses Association met Tuesday with health ministers gathered in Vancouver. - 11/8/2022
New treatment approved for CKD associated with type 2 diabetes
Health Canada approves adjunct treatment for chronic kidney disease based on two trial results. - 11/8/2022
Why some like it hot: The science of spiciness
The research on chilli peppers and spiciness represents an outstanding example of multidisciplinary science. - 11/8/2022
Prescribe this Rx for customer success
The customer’s experience is the greatest determinant of success in any business. Customer experience and loyalty are harmonious, and nothing differentiates one pharmacy retailer from another more than the ability to engage customers and build relationships with patients.