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- 8/11/2019
Ontario may be rethinking MedsCheck cuts
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government appears to be backing away from planned budget cuts to the province’s MedsCheck program on the heels of the final report of the Wettlaufer inquiry. - 8/10/2019
Let’s empower patients and build a vibrant medical profession
The full text of Dr. Sandy Buchman's inaugural address as he becomes CMA president - 8/8/2019
Rabies vaccine and rabies immune globulin shortage expected in Ontario
Ministry of Health anticipates shortage may last until November 2019 - 8/8/2019
N.S. limits access to MyHealthNS portal after failing to renew contract with operator
The government said that for the time being, doctors and patients will continue to have access to all the portal's features. - 8/8/2019
Health Canada announces changes aimed at dropping prices of patented drugs
The federal government is overhauling the way it regulates the cost of patented medicines, including ending comparisons to the United States — changes that Canada's health minister is billing as the biggest step towards lower drug prices in a generation. - 8/7/2019
Dalhousie University adds medical school seats aimed at reducing doctor shortage
Nova Scotia's lone medical school is adding 16 new seats aimed at retaining doctors in a province struggling with physician shortages. - 8/7/2019
Key change in managing mild asthma recommended in 2019 GINA guidelines
Short-acting bronchodilators used alone “as needed” are no longer recommended for adults or adolescents - 8/7/2019
Sandra Hanna named interim CEO of Neighbourhood Pharmacies
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada has announced that Sandra Hanna will take on the role of interim Chief Executive Officer beginning Sept. 3, 2019.