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- 11/25/2020
Triple whammy
My kids and I have a father and ex who refuses to willingly pay child support. We deal with a justice system that delivers an imperfect version of justice very, very slowly. And we have an enforcement agency that’s been made impotent by funding cuts. That's the triple whammy single parents face, floundering in the Canadian family legal quagmire. If this is hard for me, a professional in the upper echelons of society, imagine the mental strain our Canadian ‘system’ of upholding families and children puts on the single parent working as a PSW or at Tim Hortons. - 11/25/2020
Contract talks set to start next week for physicians in N.L.
Heading into negotiations, doctors appear to be taking a softer tone. But, Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) president Dr. Lynette Powell said her optimism around the talks is in spite of exasperation with Health Minister Dr. John Haggie. - 11/25/2020
Lipid-lowering therapy beneficial for patients older than 75 years
Two studies show LDL lowering significantly reduces the risk of major vascular events in older patients. - 11/24/2020
Some lessons learned so far from COVID-19
Pharmacies remain on standby should asymptomatic testing become necessary again down the road. Meanwhile, they're busy enough with increased activities for continuity of care and flu vaccinations—so far, community pharmacists have administered close to 80% of flu shots, as well as significantly higher numbers of other publicly funded vaccines.