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- 10/6/2026
What to know about the fears of pneumonic plague in Russia
The disease behind the Black Death is much more treatable nowadays. - 10/6/2026
Recurrent urinary tract infections: which method of vaginal estrogen application is most effective?
A randomized trial compared periurethral and intravaginal application techniques in postmenopausal women with recurrent urinary tract infections. - 10/6/2026
Westons buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for US$8.9B
The family behind Canada's biggest pharmacy and grocery chains is growing its empire with the acquisition of U.K. drugstore Boots. - 10/5/2026
Five tips for increasing uptake of respiratory vaccines
Pearls you can use in your practice right now. - 10/5/2026
Justice minister to announce next steps for MAID in Canada
It will be the first time the federal government communicates the direction it plans to take on MAID in the wake of a parliamentary committee recommending in June that it should ‘indefinitely pause’ an expansion. - 10/5/2026
CPSO proposing sweeping changes to prescribing safer supply
The proposed changes is an eight-week time limit for physicians to prescribe safer supply, and mandating that it be consumed in front of healthcare professionals. - 10/4/2026
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for shining light on brain activity
Dr. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel carried out research that opened a new field with the wonky name optogenetics, combining light with genes to switch on and off neurons in living brains. - 10/4/2026
Weston family nearing deal to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots: reports
US$9 billion acquisition could close in coming weeks. - 10/4/2026
Pharmacies aren’t just stores—they’re healthcare settings where visitors should be vigilant about germs
As respiratory virus season comes into full force, those visiting a pharmacy to pick up a pop or nail polish should remember actively sick people could be all around them, says one Canadian microbiologist. - 10/4/2026
Charles Milliard: The pharmacist who caught the political bug
Born in 1979 in Lévis, on the south shore of Quebec City, he began his career as a pharmacist. He quickly rose through the ranks at the pharmacy Uniprix, notably by writing health columns in Quebec media. - 10/4/2026
Screen time limits not enough to tackle problematic social media use: experts
Dr. Michael Cheng, a psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the CHEO Research Institute, said he frequently sees the addictive nature and mental health harms of social media.