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- 7/29/2018
Montreal backs Toronto health authorities calling for decriminalizing drugs
The city's director of public health said decriminalization will certainly be on the agenda at provincial and national health meetings - 7/26/2018
Quebec dentists file notice to withdraw from public system amid contract dispute
Health minister Gaetan Barrette said he will sign a decree to stop this from happening - 7/25/2018
It's time for mandatory (not voluntary) drug company-to-doctor payment disclosure
It's been a year since drug companies could voluntarily disclose payments to doctors. That method didn't work, so it's time to make the 'Sunshine Policy' mandatory. - 7/25/2018
Know your mortgage options
Buying a home can be a stressful time of life. Do you go to the bank or a mortgage broker? Portfolio manager Alan Acton breaks it down. - 7/25/2018
Travellers’ diarrhea: Applying new guidelines to practice
In 2017, the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) published guidelines on travellers’ diarrhea (TD) prevention and treatment, introducing a number of changes from previous recommendations, including those in the 2015 Canadian statement by the Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) - 7/25/2018
Fate of Ontario safe injection, overdose prevention sites in limbo
Health Minister Christine Elliott said the government is reviewing evidence on the sites to see if they 'have merit'' - 7/25/2018
Travel tips for patients with diabetes
Help prepare your patients for safe travel near home or abroad - 7/25/2018
Debunking the myths about a Canadian pharmacare program
Addressing these misconceptions will help us come to a reasoned opinion about whether the time is right to adopt such a program