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- 10/16/2011
The Healthcare Interview: Myra Rutherdale on how nurses shaped care in Canada's north
In her new book, Dr. Myra Rutherdale reveals that nurses in the north "often worked on their own and in conditions that were less than ideal. They had to improvise and they had to go beyond their training in order to help in the communities where they worked. . . . Much of what happened in places like northern Canada had much to do with colonization and the politics of inequity." - 10/16/2011
Websites to report national drug shortages
Starting next month, manufacturers to update websites on current and impending supply issues. - 10/16/2011
University competition aimed at non-communicable diseases
IBM and Novartis have established the NCD Challenge, a competition among a number of the world's leading universities. It is designed to tap the inventiveness of students to find new ways to address the rise of non-communicable diseases in both developing and developed countries. - 10/16/2011
China’s cardiovascular disease mortality rate called 'epidemic'
The mortality rate due to cardiovascular disease in China is over 40%, which is among the highest in the world and has been described as "epidemic." - 10/16/2011
St. John's pharmacist jailed for trafficking
Ann Marie Burke sentenced to just over two years in prison for drug trafficking. - 10/13/2011
State of the postgrad nation
From the fallout of Quebec’s 16-hour work limit to availability of specialty posts, medical residency groups dish the dirt - 10/13/2011
Student debt takes on regional flavour
Widely varying housing, tuition costs across Canada can lead to debts of $80,000 - 10/13/2011
Pan-Canadian standard needed for duty hours
Royal College official ponders impact 16-hour shifts will have on teaching faculty - 10/13/2011
Breastfeeding mothers risk exposing newborns to opioids
Increased rate of depression reported in children exposed to oxycodone and codeine in breast milk - 10/13/2011
Profession’s own advocacy forum begins to take shape
Alberta college of physicians and surgeons spearheading gathering in light of MD intimidation concerns