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- 8/18/2022
Emergency rooms close in B.C., paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed
Interior Health released a statement saying the department would be closed until Monday morning. - 8/18/2022
Victoria doc's proposed $125-a-month retainer fee under review
B.C. doctors can charge 'block fees' under specific circumstances. - 8/18/2022
New pilot project aims to get retired docs back to work
The program includes waiving several fees for the retired FPs, as well as a monthly retention bonus for those serving in specific rural areas. - 8/18/2022
Pfizer booster dose approved for kids between five and 11 years old
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Health Canada is authorizing a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old. - 8/18/2022
Jean-Michel Coutu tapped to lead Metro pharmacy division in Quebec
The longtime executive will succeed outgoing president Alain Champagne. - 8/18/2022
One exhausted doc leaves it all behind for the ultimate road trip
A general practitioner in Quebec City decided to sell the condo she had just moved into to buy a trailer and go on a road trip to the United States. - 8/18/2022
The (pharmacy) funny pages: Good job with the medication, dude
Your weekly dose of giggles! - 8/18/2022
Can we blend Canada's public and private systems?
If we look to other predecessors of blended healthcare systems for answers, Dr. Charles Shaver says yes—and more efficiently. - 8/18/2022
Food for thought as we age
Despite what his kids say, Dr. Gary Kinney has no concerns whatsoever about his eating habits. - 8/17/2022
'Weak spot' in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments: researchers
Researchers say exploiting that weakness could pave the way for new treatments that would be effective against all strains of the illness that has killed almost 6.5-million people across the globe since it was identified more than two years ago. - 8/17/2022
Ontario nursing college proposes to temporarily register international nurses
Health Minister Sylvia Jones recently directed the College of Nurses of Ontario to develop plans to more quickly register internationally educated professionals within two weeks.