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- 7/11/2022
Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures
Hospitals have cited critical staff shortages for the closures and organizations representing doctors and nurses have noted that workers are burned out and leaving their roles after two years on the front lines of the pandemic. - 7/11/2022
Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane
When Brandy Bottone got pulled over for driving by herself in an HOV lane just days after Roe v. Wade was overturned, she pointed to her pregnant belly and said her unborn daughter now counts as a person. - 7/10/2022
Thunder Bay health centre and pharmacy team up to provide enhanced primary care
With an increasing demand for expanded services and continued support from the community, the partners built their new, state-of-the-art location in Kakabeka Falls in May. - 7/10/2022
Universities, health authority open medical research centre in Prince George
The centre, called the Northern Centre for Clinical Research (NCCR), officially opened March 21 at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia in Prince George. - 7/10/2022
Public healthcare system on 'brink of disaster,' Canadian nurses federation says
The federation says its proposals focus on retaining nurses, encouraging them to return to the profession and the public healthcare system, and new measures to recruit and train the next generation. - 7/10/2022
A new urban Indigenous health centre is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia
The centre will open with three doctors working part time alongside a full-time nurse practitioner and a family practice nurse, and Dr. Young says recruitment is ongoing to add a fourth physician. - 7/10/2022
Pharmacists: What keeps you going?
In an upcoming feature article, we'll be looking at some of the ways in which pharmacists are finding joy, motivation and reasons for positivity in their pharmacy practice. - 7/10/2022
Ukrainian migrants face hurdles in accessing primary care, say health experts
A new analysis published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal today suggests that Canada's special visa program for Ukrainians escaping war may help streamline the immigration process, but could also create gaps in access to medical care. - 7/10/2022
CVS Pharmacy pilots Skin Care Center
The Skin Care Center format, launched in three locations, features a wholly owned shop-in-shop experience that will provide shoppers with enhanced access to skin health innovations. - 7/10/2022
Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks U.S. FDA approval
HRA Pharma's application on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for health regulators amid legal and political battles over women's reproductive health. - 7/10/2022
B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12 plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected
The advantage of getting the second booster shot this fall is that new Pfizer and Moderna vaccines better adapted to fight Omicron variants are likely to be available.