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- 1/2/2023
Omicron targeting vaccine now available for Nova Scotia children aged five to 11
The Pfizer-made bivalent vaccine is the only shot of its kind available for children between five and 11. - 1/2/2023
Sweeping new act strips B.C. docs of their voice on regulatory college board
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia board members will no longer be elected by doctors, rather they will be appointed by government. - 1/2/2023
'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
Like many health professionals, pharmacists have faced burnout and labour shortages since the COVID-19 pandemic began. - 1/2/2023
New Southey Health Centre has three blood draw rooms and no phlebotomist
The former Health Centre building was built nearly seven decades ago and not to modern accessibility standards. - 1/2/2023
Montreal hospitals developing artificial intelligence system to reduce ER wait times
Abhishek Gupta, founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, says algorithms can be useful to help reduce wait times, but he warns that the hospital will have to be careful to avoid perpetuating biases. - 1/2/2023
Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam
Love-Robinson first came to national attention in 2016 as an 18-year-old when he was arrested after opening The New Birth New Life Medical Center, identifying himself as "Dr. Love.'' - 1/2/2023
Ransomware group LockBit apologizes saying 'partner' was behind SickKids attack
A global ransomware operator issued an apology and offered to unlock the data targeted in a ransomware attack on Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, a move cybersecurity experts say is rare, if not unprecedented. - 1/2/2023
POLL: Is your Ontario pharmacy already seeing demand for new minor ailment prescribing
As of Jan. 1, 2023, pharmacists in Ontario can prescribe for a new roster of minor ailments. Is your pharmacy already seeing a demand for these services just a few days in? - 1/1/2023
Dr. Style: Are you a physician with a flair for fashion?
Are you a doctor with a unique sense or style? Do you wear your cultural identity on your sleeve? Do you keep it classic or are you decidedly modern? - 12/31/2022
Steam pipe ruptures and injures two workers at Victoria General Hospital
Island Health says in a statement that the two hospital staff are receiving care, and no patients were injured or affected.