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- 5/17/2022
Canada’s premiers are missing a real chance to fix our ailing healthcare system
When Canada’s premiers doubled down earlier this year on their demand for a $28 billion unconditional increase in the Canada Health Transfer (CHT), they missed an opportunity to finally achieve the kind of healthcare reform our underperforming system has been told it needs over and over again. - 5/17/2022
Newfoundland and Labrador pharmacists now allowed to prescribe Paxlovid
Until now, its use was limited to a hospital setting, and the drug was rationed for only the most high-risk cases. - 5/17/2022
International Pharmaceutical Federation assembles resources for pharmacists looking to aid Ukraine
Partner organizations of pharmacy professionals from around the world are finding ways to take action. - 5/17/2022
Lorraine's Pharmacy: The bittersweetness of selling the family business
When Chris and Erin Briggs wake up tomorrow morning, they'll be celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary. And thanks to a simple twist of fate, it will also be the first day they won't have to go downtown to work in their drugstore. - 5/16/2022
The (medical) funny pages: Knowledge is powerful—and sometimes unhelpful
In a world of endless data, sometimes it's your friend and sometimes it isn't. - 5/16/2022
Sudden cardiac death and intercourse
Rare, but it happens. Researchers used a database of SCD cases that were referred to the center for cardiac pathology at St George’s University of London between 1994 and 2020. - 5/16/2022
Shortages of some baby formula in Quebec due to panic buying, U.S. supply issues
The disruptions at Abbott, the United States' largest formula maker, are causing supply issues for specific hypoallergenic formulas across Canada. - 5/16/2022
Need a friend? Sask. program to provide mentor-physicians for new doctors
The program will be jointly funded by the province and the SMA. - 5/16/2022
West Montreal health board CEO will step down in July after scathing coroner's report
McVey was one of the only people whose actions during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were singled out for criticism by coroner Gehane Kamel in a report released Monday. - 5/15/2022
About 11% of admitted COVID patients return to hospital or die within 30 days: study
At roughly 9%, researchers say the readmission rate is similar to that seen for other ailments, but socio-economic factors and sex seem to play a bigger role in predicting which patients are most likely to suffer a downturn when sent home.