Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)

OTTAWA | A multi-site North American study led by the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute has confirmed the validity and reliability of a quality of life measurement tool for children and adults with thalassemia major.

TORONTO | The Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care (CASHC) is organizing the Wellness and Sustainable Health Care Summit, to be held in Toronto Oct. 30-31.

In October 2008, Express Scripts, a major U.S. pharmacy benefit management company, received an extortion letter from someone claiming to have obtained patients'; health information from the firm's databases. To support the demand, medical data on a sample of 75 patients was included with the letter. Express Scripts manages prescription benefits for some 50 million people through clients such as health insurers and employers. In October 2008, Express Scripts, a major U.S. pharmacy benefit management company, received an extortion letter from someone claiming to have obtained patients'; health information from the firm's databases. To support the demand, medical data on a sample of 75 patients was included with the letter.