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- 4/13/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Alyssa Low: "These are transformative years for the profession of pharmacy."
Being a pharmacist gives me the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives and to work alongside healthcare leaders and partners to continually improve the way we deliver patient care. - 4/13/2022
Hemodialysis: New research could vastly improve this life-sustaining treatment for kidney failure patients
Around one in 10 Canadians has kidney disease and millions more are at risk. - 4/13/2022
Saskatchewan woman alleges hospital broke her premature baby's leg
Teelah Soosay said her seven-month-old baby, Tobias, has been in the Jim Pattinson Children's Hospital in Saskatoon since his birth in September. - 4/13/2022
Montreal study shows effectiveness of fluvoxamine against COVID-19
A new study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) confirms the benefits of fluvoxamine in preventing the risk of hospitalization following a COVID-19 infection. - 4/13/2022
Improve health care: Reduce administrative burden
Admin overload: Dr. Alykhan Abdulla argues we need scribes, we need more allied healthcare workers and we need more IT solutions in the second of a three-part series. - 4/13/2022
Health Canada greenlights AstraZeneca COVID-19 drug to prevent infection
The drug, named Evusheld, is intended for people who cannot receive a typical vaccine or for whom vaccines alone won't provide enough immunity. - 4/12/2022
How can you stamp out violence in your pharmacy?
Pharmacies have increasingly become the target of potential violence over the past few decades. The presence of drugs has always put them at risk of robbery, but early and late hours have made them more vulnerable to holdups. - 4/12/2022
Trudeau visits Edmonton, criticizes Alberta's response to opioid crisis
Alberta's United Conservative Party government has focused on a recovery-oriented strategy. Access to opioid dependency programs and drug-use sites has been limited. - 4/12/2022
Where's the plan to deal with continual staffing shortages in Ontario hospitals?
Days after the province's top doctor said Ontario might see up to 600 patients in intensive care during the ongoing sixth wave, hospitals say they're already feeling pressure as a result of staff absences due to the virus.