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- 1/11/2022
Spain doctors win suit for lack of protection from COVID-19
The lawsuit brought by a doctor's union is the first of its kind to be won in Spain, whose health care system was pushed to the brink when COVID-19 first struck. - 1/11/2022
Omicron slaps pharmacists with yet another challenge: replacing sick or isolating staff
Redeploying—or even finding—additional staff in the pharmacy world is no simple task. - 1/11/2022
WHO: COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable
In the weekly report issued Tuesday night, the U.N. health agency said there were about 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and more than 43,000 deaths. - 1/11/2022
Pharmacists can help patients on their road to opioid addiction recovery
Many of us have lived experiences of mental health disorders in our families. It is clear that addiction, with its propensity for destroying lives, is one of the most devastating mental health disorders that we as pharmacists encounter. - 1/11/2022
Interested in adding compounding to your operation?
Jarron Yee is among a small but growing number of Canadian pharmacists who have recognized that adding compounding to their dispensary services can lead to sizeable profits and a loyal and happy customer base. When Yee opened The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy and Compounding Centre in Regina in 2010 he was formulating one or two compound medications a day. Since then, compounds have grown to account for more than half of his dispensary business. - 1/10/2022
Pig heart recipient continues to recover from transplant
Bennett, 57, received the highly experimental transplant last Friday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors gave him the genetically modified pig heart as a last-ditch effort to save his life. - 1/10/2022
Town hall to launch Neighbourhood Pharmacies' new 2022-24 strategic plan, Investing in Access
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada has released its 2022-2024 Strategic Plan, “Investing in Access.” - 1/10/2022
Tory legislator Jeff Yurek to resign Elgin Middlesex London seat next month
ormer environment minister—and pharmacist—Jeff Yurek says he will resign his seat in the Ontario legislature next month. - 1/10/2022
Internationally trained nurses to work in Ontario hospitals to ease staff crunch
Christine Elliott said more than 1,200 applicants had expressed interest in the programs that would see the internationally trained professionals deployed where extra help is needed, under the supervision of another regulated health-care provider. - 1/10/2022
Phoenix from the ashes: B.C. pharmacist builds back from scratch after a fire destroys original location
In late 2020, Nelli Jakac’s Pharmasave Pharmacy caught fire along with other businesses on the block. Before the next year was out, she was back in business. - 1/10/2022
Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay 'significant' financial penalty
Adult Quebecers who won't get vaccinated and don't have a medical exemption will be forced to pay a health "contribution,'' Quebec Premier Francois Legault told reporters on Tuesday.