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- 8/29/2023
First case of BA. 2.86 COVID variant detected in Canada
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix said in a joint statement that there doesn’t seem to be increased severity with the strain and the infected individual is not in hospital. - 8/29/2023
Locum program launched to strengthen maternity care in rural B.C.
Pilot project gives rural communities up to 35 days of locum coverage per year. - 8/29/2023
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more than 20 brands of energy drinks
The agency began recalling the drinks in July because they do not comply with various caffeine content and bilingual labelling requirements. - 8/28/2023
10 drugs targeted for price negotiations for U.S. medicare
The price negotiations will represent a first. - 8/28/2023
Ottawa eyes relaxing rules for imported baby formula, as costs soar after shortage
Many parents still struggle to find the right formula for their babies at a reasonable price, after last year’s temporary shutdown of a U.S.-based manufacturing plant caused a major shortage of shipments to Canada. - 8/28/2023
The case against private-pay healthcare
Those who see user fees in some European health systems as a solution miss an important difference, argues Dr. Hasan Sheikh in a recent speech at the CMA Health Summit. - 8/28/2023
Physical activity may protect women from Parkinson’s disease too
Results based on E3N cohort, a large French study that has been following 100,000 women since 1990 - 8/28/2023
Nova Scotia health officials say legionella outbreak in New Glasgow considered over
The outbreak of the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease had been monitored by Public Health since early July. - 8/28/2023
When to pay yourself extra from your corporation
The Canadian physician, aka the ‘loonie doctor,’ advises on when to take out some extra cash from your corporation—and ideas on how to better deploy it. - 8/28/2023
Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia
The creature was the larva of an Australian native roundworm not previously known to be a human parasite.