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Ontario pharmacists' ability to prescribe for common ailments has been anticipated and delayed for years—but may finally be coming.

In a campaign event Sunday, Andrea Horwath said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed how broken Ontario's mental health system is, and people who need help shouldn't have to worry about the cost.

Arthur Dale Riggs, who predicted in 1968 that genetic modification would be useful in treating diabetes, has died of lymphoma at age 82.

Dr. Mario Adajar, a internal medicine doctor in Pennsylvania, said podiatrist Dr. Michael Baloga should have known a total leg cast was inappropriate.

These automatic monitoring systems cost between $3,000 to $6,000 a year. Provincial coverage will be a big help for Ontario's with Type 1 diabetes, who currently spend around $15,000 a year to manage their disease.

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During the pandemic, we have witnessed how physicians have become targets for a minority of citizens who oppose vaccination and for internet trolls and bots.