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- 11/30/2021
Pharmacy Leader Alicia Matthews-Kent: "I would like to be remembered for being a caring and compassionate leader."
Upon graduation, I always knew I wanted the opportunity to lead. I wasn't sure if this would be in a clinical setting or in a business setting, but I knew I wanted to lean on the leadership skills I had started to develop as a young adult and take this forward into my pharmacy career. - 11/30/2021
FDA panel backs first of a kind COVID-19 pill from Merck
A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 that the drug's benefits outweigh its risks, including potential birth defects if used during pregnancy. - 11/30/2021
WHO nations launch steps toward deal to fight pandemics
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the consensus decision during a special session of the U.N. health agency's members was a "cause for celebration.'' - 11/29/2021
Ontario's Dr. Kieran Moore says effort underway to find a more 'appealing' COVID-19 treatment for unvaccinated
Dr. Moore was responding to a question about how Ontario plans to deal with the 350,000-plus residents who have not yet had their first dose of the vaccine. - 11/29/2021
Three pharmacy robberies in one night in Mississauga, Ont., police unsure of connection
All three incidents involved multiple suspects in their 20s wearing masks. - 11/29/2021
Manitoba man opts for Mexican hip surgery rather than the 2+ years wait
A Manitoba man who needed hip surgery opted to have the procedure done in Mexico for $16,000 rather than wait the expected two to three years in his home province. - 11/29/2021
Should you invest in segregated funds?
Physician finance expert Dr. Matt Poyner uses some case studies to make the argument that segregated funds are generally not in your best interests. - 11/29/2021
Border services finds hundreds of suspected fake COVID-19 test results from those trying to enter Canada
Canadians who present fake documents can still enter the country, but could face investigations and fines from PHAC. - 11/29/2021
New Brunswick strategizing on plan to combat violence in healthcare workplaces
The province will work with the Department of Health, regional health authorities and Extra-Mural/Ambulance New Brunswickp on the strategy. - 11/29/2021
All travellers arriving by air, except from U.S., must now test at airport
The new measures come as public health officials around the world warn of the potentially dangerous new Omicron variant of COVID-19.