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- 2/3/2019
The 'X' factor in physician hiring
- 1/31/2019
Pharmacists support Ontario’s strategy to improve healthcare
Both the OPA and Neighbourhood Pharmacies point out that their profession can help alleviate the problem - 1/31/2019
Psychiatric hospital fined $650,000 for failing to protect its workers in B.C.
WorkSafeBC has fined the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital almost $650,000 for failing to protect the safety of its workers. - 1/31/2019
Former SNC Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime pleads guilty for role in Montreal hospital bribery
Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime has pleaded guilty to a charge of helping a public servant commit breach of trust for his role in a bribery scandal around the construction of a $1.3-billion Montreal hospital. - 1/31/2019
Food Guide must be devoted to Canadians’ health, not commercial interests
Two crucial next steps so the new Food Guide can really help Canadians eat better - 1/30/2019
Ontario premier's council releases long-awaited report on hallway medicine
This first report from Dr. Rueben Devlin appears to define the scope of the problem, while the next report will contain a series of recommendations - 1/30/2019
High blood pressure pill may raise skin cancer risk: Health Canada
Health Canada says prolonged use of a drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure could increase a person's risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer. - 1/30/2019
NDP say leaked bill shows plans for health care privatization in Ontario
The purported draft bill contains language that would establish a health 'super agency,' whose responsibilities would include managing health service needs across Ontario - 1/30/2019
Quebec MD penalized for prescribing drugs to a friend
Dr. Gabriella Schulz prescribed Imovane for her friend—without ever examining her or meeting her in her office. - 1/30/2019
University of Waterloo backs national pharmacist-led smoking cessation initiative
A new group of pharmacists say they have an important role to play in helping smokers quit and they hope to achieve harmonization in scope of practice across the country