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- 11/8/2022
New treatment approved for CKD associated with type 2 diabetes
Health Canada approves adjunct treatment for chronic kidney disease based on two trial results. - 11/8/2022
Empire Co. tight lipped as IT problems affect pharmacies at Sobeys and other stores
The Nova Scotia-based company issued a brief statement Monday confirming that an “IT systems issue'' affecting certain pharmacies has caused “technical difficulties'' in filling prescriptions. - 11/8/2022
5 top ways to get your patients to step up for a flu shot
Ever get tired of hearing people say they don’t want the flu shot because it made them sick? Or people who say they’re really healthy so they don’t need it, or it doesn’t work anyway so why bother? These are just a few of the things pharmacists will hear from their patients over the coming months. - 11/8/2022
Nurses urge health ministers to 'take the money and work with it'
Leaders of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and the Canadian Nurses Association met Tuesday with health ministers gathered in Vancouver. - 11/8/2022
Ontario docs advise masks, vaccine catch up ahead of anticipated tough viral season
Physicians at a news conference hosted by the Ontario Medical Association said Wednesday that influenza arrived early in the province and more than half of Canadian cases of the illness so far have been in children and teenagers. - 11/7/2022
Alberta Opposition demands Smith revoke call for advice from COVID 'bioweapon' doc
NDP health critic David Shepherd said Smith also needs to also reveal the names of the medical team she says is now providing her public health advice. - 11/7/2022
University of Calgary diagnostic hub aims to advance research into fighting infection
The Alberta Centre for Advanced Diagnostics aims to become a new hub in the global push to advance diagnostic technology. - 11/7/2022
Health talks end with no agreement as federal government withdraws
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix, who called it a “disappointing'' end to the meetings, had previously said provincial and territorial ministers were united behind a request for federal funding to be increased to 35%, up from 22%. - 11/7/2022
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation
Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 2018 and was told she would not survive unless she received an organ transplant. - 11/7/2022
How COVID changed the way we eat
Faced with the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, many people across Canada and around the world began to stockpile food and other products.