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- 5/31/2022
Addressing childhood anxiety as early as kindergarten could reduce its harmful impacts
With colleagues, we undertook a population-wide study of kindergarten-age children attending public schools across Canada between 2004 and 2015. To our knowledge, this study provided the first Canada-wide snapshot of anxiety symptoms among children as they enter school. - 5/31/2022
Against doctors' wishes Quebec passes its Bill 11, asking them to add to their patient loads
The FMOQ has come out strongly against this bill for many months, but it looks like it's becoming law in Quebec regardless. - 5/31/2022
Experts expect bad year for ticks as disease carrying bugs expand range in Canada
Vett Lloyd, a researcher and director of the Lloyd Tick Lab at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, says that as the impacts of climate change progress, each tick season will likely be worse than the last. - 5/31/2022
Healing the people, harming the planet?
In a new series, Aska Patel and Rajni Ratti look at the environmental impact of the healthcare sector and present some possible solutions. - 5/31/2022
Cancer groundshot: Access to proven treatments must parallel development of new therapies
Annually, billions of dollars are spent on ambitious “cancer moonshot” programs. These programs focus on the discovery of new drugs and technologies aimed at solving the cancer burden. - 5/31/2022
EnsembleIQ strengthens North American retail leadership, appoints business and consumer solutions innovator, Sandra Parente, senior vice-president, grocery and convenience Canada
EnsembleIQ is the parent company that runs the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business. - 5/31/2022
Health PEI reports privacy breach after laptop reported stolen in early April
The agency says the theft was reported to police the day after it was stolen, although it didn't provide a specific date. - 5/31/2022
Apotex Salutes Canada's APOthecary Heroes
Launched for the first time, the APOthecary Heroes Contest was developed to recognize the impact that pharmacy professionals contribute to quality patient care. - 5/30/2022
Facing the end of life cannot be easy
Dr. Noorali Bharwani reflects on why dying with dignity is the best way to go.