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- 5/9/2022
Judge to decide how much pharmacies owe over opioid crisis
How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis? - 5/9/2022
National licensure among solutions CMA calling for to mitigate family doctor crisis
CMA president Dr. Katharine Smart called on governments to work with FPs to "reimagine" family medicine. - 5/9/2022
How well is Canada keeping up with surgery?
A new report from CIHI shows pandemic waves continue to impact wait times for elective surgeries—but we're getting better at weathering the impact on spikes in infections. - 5/9/2022
The 3-year FM resident: How the CFPC is failing their CanMEDS competencies
Switching to a three-year family medicine residency is a step in the wrong direction, argues Dr. Paul Dhillon. - 5/9/2022
Toronto's SickKids hospital reports seven probable cases of mystery liver disease
SickKids said its infectious disease specialists were on the lookout for patients with liver disease symptoms that could include new onset of dark urine, pale stool and/or jaundice, which can turn the whites of eyes a distinctive yellow colour. - 5/8/2022
Dr. Audrey Vermette: Giving up medicine to recover her health
Rare are the medical specialists who decide to give up their career to return to school. - 5/8/2022
Sam Harper: Defrocked doctor to blossoming journalist
After 10 years of general practice, Dr. Sam Harper left medicine. His new vocation: investigative journalism. - 5/8/2022
Certain lots of popular eye drops recalled
Health Canada says some bottles may contain ingredients not listed on the label. - 5/8/2022
City of Toronto declares end of emergency order issued over COVID-19 pandemic
The emergency declaration allowed the city to redeploy roughly 1,700 public employees to shelters, long-term care homes and other areas that required extra support during the pandemic, Tory said. - 5/8/2022
Ontario NDP promise northerners quicker medical travel reimbursement, local services
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says northern residents have been denied their fair share by previous governments when it comes to health-care and affordability issues.