Healthcare

Risk for myocarditis, pericarditis may depend on which mRNA vaccine is used
Ontario study shows while the problem remains rare, Modern had slightly higher rates than Pfizer.
Ontario considering expanding COVID-19 booster shots to all adults amid seventh wave
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said in an interview with The Canadian Press that he anticipates news on that will come next week on "both whether and how'' to expand the rollout.

Ontario hospitals warn of more upcoming ER closures through the summer

Several ERs in communities such as Perth, Clinton, Listowel and Wingham have had to close recently for hours or even days at a time.
$150M is not enough: Canada’s proposed Purdue Pharma settlement for opioid damages is paltry and won’t prevent future crises

While the largest settlement of a governmental healthcare cost claim in Canadian history, it's also a paltry amount compared to the approximately US$6 billion Purdue will pay in the United States.
POLL: How do you feel about the ‘summer wave’ of COVID-19?

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Premier asks doctors to call him directly if they want to practice in Newfoundland and Labrador

Offer prompted by the case of a family doctor who found compensation from the health authority insufficient.
‘I’m only human after all. Don’t put your blame on me’

After a particularly tough visit with an angry patient suffering from depression, Dr. Jabir Jassam decides to bring the visit up after the patient had been treated with antidepressants.
Federal government invests $10 million in initiative to assess outpatient treatments for COVID-19

The federal government announced it will invest $10 million to research outpatients medications for COVID-19 through the Can-ADAPT COVID research platform.
How pharmacists can tackle climate change

Five tips you can use in your practice now.
Innovator profile: Coaching patients to good health

Tim Smith and Josée-Anne le Dorze follow their passion to promote a healthy lifestyle as the ultimate medicine.

Risk for myocarditis, pericarditis may depend on which mRNA vaccine is used

Ontario considering expanding COVID-19 booster shots to all adults amid seventh wave

Ontario hospitals warn of more upcoming ER closures through the summer

$150M is not enough: Canada’s proposed Purdue Pharma settlement for opioid damages is paltry and won’t prevent future crises

POLL: How do you feel about the ‘summer wave’ of COVID-19?

Premier asks doctors to call him directly if they want to practice in Newfoundland and Labrador

‘I’m only human after all. Don’t put your blame on me’

Federal government invests $10 million in initiative to assess outpatient treatments for COVID-19

How pharmacists can tackle climate change

Innovator profile: Coaching patients to good health