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- 9/12/2022
Mandatory continuing education: 62 pharmacists suspended by the OPQ
No fewer than 62 pharmacists will see their right to practice suspended because they did not complete the hours of continuing education activities required during the reference period which ended last spring. - 9/12/2022
Study co-authored by B.C.'s top doctor says 80% of kids, youth have had COVID-19
The preprint study, which has not been peer-reviewed, was published online on Sept. 9. - 9/12/2022
5 doctors plead guilty in West Virginia in pain pill scheme
The scheme was tied to the Hope Clinic and involved prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances that weren't for legitimate medical purposes from 2010 to 2015. - 9/12/2022
‘Damning finding’: Only 3% of Canadian clinical trials are registered and reported according to best practices
New analysis finds vast majority of Canadian clinical trials aren’t prospectively registering, reporting their results, and publishing their findings. - 9/12/2022
Operating room conditions in Yellowknife hospital are 'unsustainable': nurses
Tina Drew, president of Local 11 with the union, says one nurse recently worked more than a 20-hour shift, and it's not exceptional circumstance. - 9/12/2022
Sink or swim
A man felt dizzy while swimming and then started to drown. Was it a seizure or was something else happening? - 9/11/2022
EXPLAINER: 'Morning after pill' not always option after rape
Getting access to these emergency measures in the short time frame in which they would be effective may not be realistic for someone who has just been assaulted. - 9/11/2022
Pralsetinib: a promising new drug in the treatment of cancer
With an ongoing phase 3 study, pralsetinib seems to be a promising candidate for the treatment of different types of cancer because of the presence of oncogenic rearranged during transfection) fusions. - 9/11/2022
Ontario pharmacist brings medication to Pakistan as flooding displaces millions
A pharmacist from Brantford, Ontario, will soon deliver medication to Pakistan, which is suffering from extreme flooding. - 9/11/2022
Is the rise of NPs a threat?
Nurse practitioner-led clinics are a concern in the U.S. and some Canadian FPs wonder if they will undercut MD-led care here.