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- 9/22/2019
Health Canada urges caution about using gabapentin or pregabalin with opioids
Using gabapentinoids with opioids increases risk for opioid overdose and other severe adverse effects - 9/22/2019
Fat mass index, not BMI, associated with cardiovascular events in people with diabetes
In people with diabetes, fat mass index, not body mass index (BMI), is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). - 9/22/2019
Alberta pharmacist who stole prescription drugs fined, can no longer practise
A southern Alberta pharmacist convicted earlier this year of prescription drug theft is no longer allowed to practise. - 9/19/2019
'Our business plan was not sustainable;' president Dr. Hugo Viens on the end of the QMA
Harshly affected by a decline in membership, the Quebec Medical Association (QMA) announced its dissolution and the sale of its assets to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) at an extraordinary general meeting on September 7. - 9/18/2019
Nova Scotia Catholic hospital will offer assisted dying after policy change
The organization that administers hospitals in Nova Scotia has quietly changed its policy to allow patients to access medically assisted dying services at a Catholic hospital that was previously exempt.