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- 10/1/2012
Son blames drug warning delays for mom's death
An Ontario man whose mother died from a heart attack after taking a popular anti-depressant believes she would still be alive if she'd been warned about the drug’s known dangers. - 10/1/2012
Ottawa Hospital cuts nursing jobs
The union representing nurses at The Ottawa Hospital says it has been told more than a dozen positions are being eliminated, with still more cuts likely to come. - 10/1/2012
Study urges MDs to let patients access personal notes
Patients who had access to their physicians’ notes had better medication adherence and felt more in control of their own health, a new study has found. - 10/1/2012
B.C. pharmacist sentenced for charges of break and enter, mischief
Ali Ashgar Laal has a history of weapons, assault charges and run-ins with the College. - 10/1/2012
Mental health nurses to begin working in Windsor’s schools
Students and staff at local school boards will soon be getting added lessons in mental health. - 10/1/2012
Two Alberta nurses say addictions that lead them to steal narcotics were a disability. Court disagrees
As drug addiction took a greater and greater hold on their lives, nurses Genevieve Wright and Mona Helmer tapped into a ready supply to feed their habits, stealing narcotics from the Alberta hospitals where they worked. - 10/1/2012
Nova Scotia pharmacist facing a $1.36-million lawsuit
Akhane Thiphavong allegedly made “fraudulent” claims to the aboriginal health-benefits plan. - 10/1/2012
Capital Health hiring nurses to curb surgery delays
The Capital Health District Authority is hiring 85 full-time nurses in an attempt to prevent surgeries from being cancelled because of shortage of specialized nurses. - 10/1/2012
New cryoballoon treatment for atrial fibrillation is Canadian innovation
POINTE-CLAIRE, QUE. | A new option for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation has been developed and manufactured in Quebec.