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- 8/20/2014
'Concierge' fees turning doctors' offices into airlines?
Many family practices in Canada are adopting so-called "concierge fees," where doctors charge patients for things like writing sick notes or giving referrals for physiotherapy. - 8/20/2014
New Brunswick begins connecting pharmacies to EHR
Development of program driven by clinicians, says department of health executive. - 8/19/2014
RNAO, health organizations call on Dr. Hoskins to ban medical tourism—now
Surplus nurses? Use them to shorten wait times in province - 8/19/2014
Are doctors facing an identity crisis?
Perhaps you've heard some nurse practitioners claim that they can do as much as 80% of what physicians can do. - 8/19/2014
Father suing pharmacist, physician over son’s death
Auriel Cotê died after taking a morphine pill and applying a fentanyl patch to his forehead for interim pain relief. - 8/19/2014
Drug used to control dementia symptoms carries risk of kidney injury: Study
Rate of acute kidney injury was essentially doubled in the group taking the drugs, researchers find. - 8/19/2014
Doctors inadvertently turning patients into addicts
Overdose deaths and addiction rates from strong painkillers called opioids skyrocketing