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- 9/25/2018
On a lighter note
For a huge number of MDs, music was once a important part of their life—I think it still should be - 9/25/2018
CMA remains concerned as medical marijuana system to continue after legalization on Oct. 17
Health Canada re-affirmed recently that medical marijuana will continue after full legalization on Oct. 17. But the Canadian Medical Association said Sept. 26 that the group remains concerned about the lack of clinical research, guidance and regulatory oversight for medical cannabis. - 9/25/2018
Clinics offering unproven stem cell therapies proliferating across Canada: study
Some have criticized such companies for taking advantage of people's hopes, when in fact there is no scientific backing for their claims - 9/24/2018
Pharmacy holding free educational sessions to fill in gaps in Ontario's revised sex-ed curriculum
A Barrie pharmacy is holding monthly sessions about sexual health to provide information that it says is lacking in Ontario schools. - 9/24/2018
Doctors need to support legalizing illicit drugs: BMJ authors
Several global drug policy experts say regulated markets for illicit drugs are necessary not because those drugs are safe, but because they are risky - 9/24/2018
Provinces rev up their flu vaccine programs
Just about all of Canada’s provinces and territories have updated their influenza vaccination programs for the 2018-2019 season. A review of these programs reveals that public funding for the high-dose trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV), for adults aged 65 and older, is the biggest change: it’s now in place for six programs, up from just one a year ago. - 9/24/2018
Victims' families and Wettlaufer survivor call for compassion in long term care in Ontario
Nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer confessed to murdering eight long-term care patients and attempting to kill several more - 9/23/2018
September 25 is World Pharmacists Day
International Pharmaceutical Federation encourages pharmacists worldwide to promote their role in improving health - 9/23/2018
Shoppers Drug Mart gets medical pot licence from Health Canada
Shoppers' parent company, Loblaw Companies Ltd., is also looking to sell recreational pot in Newfoundland and Labrador once it is legalized across the country