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- 12/3/2012
Patient kicked out of pharmacy for wearing hoodie files human rights complaint
Man kicked out of drugstore for refusing to pull down his hood while getting a prescription. - 12/3/2012
N.S. residents hail new health teams
For Dolly Williams and hundreds of others in her community, new health care can’t come soon enough. - 12/3/2012
ONA unveils transit shelter ads across Ontario
The Ontario Nurses’ Association’s (ONA) popular ‘Value the Invaluable’ ad campaign is expanding today as new transit shelter ads are unveiled across the province. - 12/3/2012
Antimicrobial stewardship programs should be mandatory: journal
TORONTO | Antimicrobial stewardship programs such as the one pioneered at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital by Dr. Andrew Morris should be mandatory in all intensive care units (ICUs) according to an editorial published in the November edition of the journal Critical Care. - 12/3/2012
Audio: Nurses soon to write an all-American exam
Nursing professors in Ontario are raising concerns about changes coming to the final registration exam for the nursing profession. Ontario is moving to an all-American exam by 2015. Catherine Tompkins, director of the School Of Nursing at McMaster University, says the new test will be available online, replacing the current written exam from the Canadian Nurses Association. The online exam will make sure students get their results back sooner, she said. - 12/3/2012
There will be blood: Ontario to name clinics that failed CPSO inspection
Ontario’s health minister says the public has the right to know the names of nine clinics that failed college inspections, despite the college keeping the information private. - 12/2/2012
Massive global study identifies new genetic links to coronary artery disease
Findings point the way to new therapies, Canadian researcher says - 12/2/2012
UPDATED - OMA vote: Relativity a win in the tentative deal?
Advice from each specialist section on how to vote reflects the new fee relativity that would come into place with the deal - 12/2/2012
Alberta fee update: Doctors must 'batten down the hatches'
EDMONTON | The funding battle of Alberta is ramping up again, after a brief respite that lasted barely a few days.