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- 4/23/2019
Ontario considers cutting OHIP travel coverage, cites high administration costs
Ontario is considering ending a government-run travel insurance program that partly covers the cost of emergency health services abroad. - 4/23/2019
Doctor suspended for four years for 30-year-old sexual offence
The penalty is one year shorter than the standard sanction imposed for similar offences - 4/23/2019
Health database that crosses provincial borders to launch with federal funding
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says a new database will help researchers find solutions to health events like the opioid crisis and chronic illnesses that cross provincial boundaries. - 4/23/2019
BC study suggests there's strong support for policies that encourage vaccination
However, punitive measures aimed at people who refuse to vaccinate were less popular - 4/23/2019
Canagliflozin improves renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease
Reduces risk of kidney failure and cardiovascular events compared to placebo - 4/23/2019
College of pharmacists to work with Ontario government on new minor ailment initiative
British Columbia, NWT, Yukon, Nunavut and Ontario are the only jurisdictions without a program for pharmacists to assess and prescribe for common conditions - 4/22/2019
Medical faculty hosts 'citizen forums' to find out what patients want from their doctors
Laval's graduates service mostly rural communities, but those communities are different and have different needs from their doctors - 4/22/2019
Pharmacies overtake doctors’ offices as primary venue for influenza vaccination
However, overall vaccination rates continue to be below targets - 4/22/2019
Warning in Interior B.C. about 'trippy' drug linked to 'zombie' outbreak in U.S.
The British Columbia Interior Health authority is warning street-drug users of a synthetic cannabinoid that has been linked to a so-called "zombie" outbreak in New York. - 4/22/2019
Most of us support mandatory vaccines for schoolkids, but is it good policy?
Most Canadians support the idea of mandatory vaccination. But unintended consequences could worsen the under-vaccination problem