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- 7/21/2013
Cancer report: consistent government funding, support desperately needed
TORONTO | The 2012-2013 Report Card on Cancer in Canada from the Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada says government funding and support are desperately needed consistently across the country to improve the current landscape for cancer care, treatment and prevention. - 7/21/2013
After watching parents suffer, ex-BCMA president joins right-to-die group
A prominent B.C. physician and a former president of the British Columbia Medical Association says he joined a right-to-die group after watching the painful decline of his parents. - 7/18/2013
CPSO opens investigation into sports doctor Anthony Galea
TORONTO | The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has opened an investigation into high-profile Toronto sports doctor Anthony Galea. - 7/18/2013
Press Review - July 19, 2013
- 7/18/2013
Discounting Co-Pays: A tough sell
What do policymakers think about pharmacies discounting their fees while at the same time lobbying them for more money? I asked two of the leaders behind Ontario’s drug reforms about the controversial practice. - 7/18/2013
Patient rights activist Kevin Leonard dies at 55
TORONTO | Kevin J. Leonard, a widely respected advocate for patients' rights and a more patient-focused healthcare delivery system, has died of complications from pneumonia a few days before what would have been his 56th birthday. - 7/18/2013
Ask the Experts: Birth control and menopause
A 50-year-old female patient has been on oral contraceptives for 23 years. She is unsure if she is at menopause and would like to know when she can stop taking her oral contraceptives. Any advice? - 7/18/2013
Benefits of pharmaceuticals outweigh costs: Conference Board report
Pharmaceutical innovation leads to reductions in health care costs and productivity losses associated with illness, concludes a new research report prepared by the Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care for the Conference Board of Canada. - 7/17/2013
OPA wants to work with police to prevent drugstore robberies
A steady stream of calls from members who’ve experienced a drugstore robbery has spurred the association to call on police to do more to help with prevention. - 7/17/2013
Taxing ‘unhealthy’ foods won’t reduce obesity
No matter the good intentions, taxing certain foods to make us healthier remains bad public policy. There are several reasons why this is so, the most fundamental being that such taxes affect everyone regardless of their girth or lifestyle choices.