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We do not want to stop medications that are safely helping to treat symptoms, but we could think about ‘legacy prescriptions’ which people may have been taking for many years without re-evaluation.
QUIZ: How much do you know about transient ischemic attacks?
Test your knowledge of the assessment and management of TIAs.

NAPRA removes ephedrine and pseudoephedrine from National Drug Schedules

The move means that the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities has now removed all products with Natural Product Number or Drug Identification Number-Homeopathic Medicine from the National Drug Schedules.
Executives of U.S. telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug

The actions of Done Global are alleged to have contributed to the ongoing shortage of ADHD medication.
Poll: Should poverty be treated as a health condition?

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.
The bride wore white (ish): Doctors get married in scrubs on lunch hour

Packed schedules didn't prevent these two from tying the knot at Toronto City Hall ahead of a bigger wedding reception.
How Denmark’s specialist referral system works

In Denmark, GPs make general referrals to a central database and patients book their own specialist appointments, Dr. Tara Kiran found on a fact-finding trip. Part 3 of 4.
How Denmark provides all citizens primary care access

Toronto’s Dr. Tara Kiran recently did a nine-day tour to look at how the Nordic nation does it. Part 1 of 4.
More than 400 patients moved into Ontario nursing homes they didn’t choose to go to

New Ontario law allows hospitals to charge $400 daily if they refuse.
Celine Dion goes public with her private health struggles: What we’ve learned so far

The singer revealed that she took near-lethal doses of Valium to manage her symptoms before her diagnosis.

Where to start?

QUIZ: How much do you know about transient ischemic attacks?

NAPRA removes ephedrine and pseudoephedrine from National Drug Schedules

Executives of U.S. telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug

Poll: Should poverty be treated as a health condition?

The bride wore white (ish): Doctors get married in scrubs on lunch hour

How Denmark’s specialist referral system works

How Denmark provides all citizens primary care access

More than 400 patients moved into Ontario nursing homes they didn’t choose to go to

Celine Dion goes public with her private health struggles: What we’ve learned so far