Healthcare

Measles: A resurgent threat in Canada
Measles, a highly contagious viral infection formally considered eliminated from Canada in 1998, is making a surprising comeback, challenging our public health systems and communities at large.
Three new generics pharmacists and physicians should know about
Get the info you need on these new generics, part of our drug news roundup for April.

NEW DRUG: Steqeyma/Steqeyma I.V.

Get the info you need on this new drug, part of our drug news roundup for April.
Updated Canadian guidance on quadrivalent conjugate meningococcal vaccines

Canadian Immunization Guide chapter on meningococcal vaccines has been updated to incorporate the fourth quadrivalent conjugate meningococcal vaccine, MenQuadfi.
Program that sent British Columbians to the U.S. for cancer treatment ends

The province says provincial wait times have improved enough that they no longer have to rely on clinics south of the border.
Go hack yourself

More unsolicited early career advice: gigs and hustles for the burgeoning doctor.
‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Health Minister Sylvia Jones’ office has said it is working on a permanent solution after the temporary program expired, but in the meantime the people who work to keep ERs open are concerned about filling those shifts.
From burnout prevention to emergency preparedness: Fostering safe places to learn and work with new initiative for Canadian medical schools

Aim is to provide physical, psychological and cultural safety for learners and faculty.
NEW DRUG: Niopeg

Get the info you need on this new drug, part of our drug news roundup for April.
Mifepristone availability in pharmacies has drastically changed abortion access for Canadians

New study published in the CMAJ finds that 91% of those looking for an abortion have a local mifepristone-dispensing pharmacy or procedural provider.

Measles: A resurgent threat in Canada

Three new generics pharmacists and physicians should know about

NEW DRUG: Steqeyma/Steqeyma I.V.

Updated Canadian guidance on quadrivalent conjugate meningococcal vaccines

Program that sent British Columbians to the U.S. for cancer treatment ends

Go hack yourself

‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

From burnout prevention to emergency preparedness: Fostering safe places to learn and work with new initiative for Canadian medical schools

NEW DRUG: Niopeg

Mifepristone availability in pharmacies has drastically changed abortion access for Canadians