Healthcare

While Hurricane Sandy's fury wreaked havoc on the Northeast and caused massive destruction, one thing is for sure: Sandy's wrath is no match for nurses' strength.

Fungal meningitis linked to contaminated health products from a US compounder is reported to have claimed the lives of 25 people and sickened hundreds in 19 states. According to a Health Canada statement, there have been no Canadian cases.

Only 28 per cent of all nursing staff in Alberta work full time, with the rest in some sort of part-time or casual status.

TORONTO | The College of Ontario Physicians and Surgeons has opened a case against a doctor accused of medical marijuana fraud.