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Zonnic, ticks, heel pain: New Brunswick Pharmacists’ Association primers tackle your pharmacy questions
Four new ‘Ask Your Pharmacist’ explainers break down what you need to know about nicotine pouches, tick bites, seasonal allergies and plantar fasciitis.
B.C. nurses start limited job action as strike deadline passes
Nurses stopped working non-essential overtime and won't be doing non-nursing duties such as answering phones, processing doctors' orders and cleaning.

B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice after rejecting contract deal

The union represents 60,000 nurses and says in a statement that the action signals growing frustration by its members with the pressures facing their profession and the healthcare system.
Trust issues: Inside the disconnect between family physicians and the CFPC

The CFPC's new leadership says rebuilding member connection is their top priority.
Group roils OMA governance

Plan to let past- OMA presidents run again fails but other reformer motions pass.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human

The AIDS Memorial Quilt was stitched from the lives of those dying from an epidemic that many in the government and public feared and failed to address.
CPhA releases transgender and gender-diverse sexual health toolkit for pharmacists

The resource is designed to help pharmacy teams better support the sexual and reproductive health needs of transgender and gender-diverse patients.
Why independent pharmacy became my calling

My education in Uganda had prepared us for pharmacy in a much broader sense.
Kimberly Moran departs OMA, Dr. Andrew Park steps in as interim CEO

The news release from the OMA provided no additional details on the departure of Kimberly Moran as its chief executive officer.
The AGM continues and all OMA members should be there
Why I chose to speak at the OMA AGM: How Board service changed my perspective

While some feel strongly that non-physicians shouldn't be on the OMA Board, Dr. Ramsey Hijazi makes the case for their value.
Unclear disability tax credit criteria causes ‘unnecessary tension’ between doctors, families, Canadian Paediatric Society says

The CPS is also calling on the feds to make the form to be more applicable to the developmental needs of children and youth, expanding the range of healthcare professionals who can certify DTC eligibility.