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- 3/13/2013
How universal pharmacare might just save our healthcare system
When the topic of universal drug coverage comes up in this country, the debate often runs aground on the question of cost. In an environment of government austerity, few seem willing to embrace the idea of a new, national government program. But a single-payer, universal system would not bankrupt the healthcare system. Quite the opposite, in fact; we're paying too much for prescription drugs now, and a single-payer system might just be what would save our healthcare system because it would be cheaper—a lot cheaper. - 3/12/2013
Complaint filed after infant meningitis misdiagnosis turns fatal in Quebec
A Quebec physician has been hit with a complaint filed from a mom who suffered the loss of her 22-month-old child from meningitis. - 3/11/2013
Demand for home-care workers outpacing supply in U.S.
NEW YORK | The demand for direct-care workers in the U.S. – particularly those employed in home and community-based settings – will continue to outpace supply through this decade, warns Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, a U.S. authority on the direct-care workforce. - 3/11/2013
N.S. doctor accused in pot ring gets licence back
A doctor in Halifax whose licence was suspended last year in a sweeping police marijuana investigation has been allowed to practice again, the - 3/11/2013
BCPhA proposes clinical services to save $millions
The BC Pharmacy Association is proposing that the province implement seven specific pharmacy clinical services that they say will better enable community pharmacists to play a key role in increasing access to primary care and reduce healthcare costs. - 3/11/2013
Retired nurses remember old Whitby, Ontario Psych
Public meeting to discuss fate of last remaining hospital building scheduled for April - 3/11/2013
SickKids pilot project sends young patients home for cancer treatment
TORONTO | A new pilot project in oncology at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has patients with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) receiving their treatment as an outpatient. Until now, most treatment for pediatric bone and/or muscle cancer was done in the hospital. - 3/11/2013
Oncology and palliative nursing diploma launched in Windsor
The University of Windsor’s nursing school hopes to fill the gap with a new master’s diploma in oncology and palliative nursing geared to nurse practitioners and nurses with master’s degrees. - 3/11/2013
Stateside: NPs, doctors in tug-of-war over patients
In the U.S., the nation’s 155,000 nurse practitioners caught in a tug-of-war with doctors over who will provide basic primary care for the 30 million U.S. citizens set to get health insurance under the 2010 Affordable Care Act.