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- 8/14/2013
Pharmacy IV automation is a mature, proven technology
As automation technologies enhance a growing number of healthcare services – including imaging, surgery, radiotherapy and rehabilitation, among others – the pharmacy remains largely un-automated. Despite its important role in patient care, technicians in most pharmacies still compound medications manually, in much the same way it’s been done for generations. - 8/13/2013
Target to open pharmacies in Quebec
Target will open 25 stores in Quebec this fall, the majority with in-store pharmacies. - 8/13/2013
Can design improve healthcare?
TORONTO | The healthcare system has reached the point where innovation is critical, and design can play a role in helping people live healthier lives and improving how the healthcare system delivers care. - 8/13/2013
Faster drug approval not linked to increase in serious drug safety warnings: Study
A new study suggests that faster drug approval is not linked to increases in the number of serious drug safety warnings, nor to other potential health risks. - 8/12/2013
Nova Scotia's breastfeeding hotline, weekend nurse visits nixed
Breastfeeding advocates in Nova Scotia say they’re concerned for new mothers after some of the province’s breastfeeding services were cut back. - 8/12/2013
Two-thirds of surveyed Ontario nurses have experienced abuse
Ontario nurses need better protection in the workplace in light of a growing incidence of physical violence happening on the job, says their union president. - 8/12/2013
Press Review - August 13, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Why wait for a health-care crisis to put patients' safety first?. Read this and more. - 8/12/2013
Editorial: Nursing change is inevitable
As board members of the Vancouver Island Health Authority have learned to their discomfort, hell hath no fury like an angry nurse. - 8/12/2013
Neupro: new transdermal patch for Parkinson’s, restless legs
Drug treats the signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.