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'For any (naturopathic doctor) to inject IV solution into a mentally ill person who is an involuntary patient in a psych ward is reprehensible,' the deceased patient's mother wrote to the College of Naturopathic Physicians of B.C., who investigated and dismissed her complaint.

The new Ontario drug formulary is free to download and use. A similar app is in the works for other provinces and territories.

Common side effects of zoster vaccine may be mistakenly attributed to the influenza vaccine.

The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to Black and Asian people getting sick and dying disproportionately from COVID-19.

In total, the province is expecting to receive about 1,076,000 doses of the paediatric Pfizer vaccine from the federal government, which was approved by Health Canada last week.

A sudden influx of injured patients poured into a local hospital, all to be managed by a team of one doctor and five nurses.

The recently completed pilot saw 10% of users find a family doctor.

Generally, stillbirths are more common among Black people, those who become pregnant over age 35 or those who smoke tobacco during pregnancy.