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Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman’s death should be reinstated: arbitrator
Arbitrator Serge Brault says that while Myriam Leblanc made inappropriate comments toward Joyce Echaquan, she was not responsible for the bulk of the poor treatment the woman received prior to her death.
It’s not just about caffeine: How coffee affects the brain
Caffeine doesn’t wake you up as much as drinking a cuppa’.

Cytisinicline shows promise for smoking cessation in large U.S. study

The plant molecule has been approved by Health Canada since 2017 and is sold as a natural health product.
Does the health system need more private care—or less?

CMA plans to focus on the topic this year with four town halls across Canada.
pCPA and CGPA agree on renewed three-year pricing initiative for generic drugs

The fresh iteration of the agreement makes some changes within the pan-Canadian Tiered Pricing Framework.
Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Until recently, the effects of wildfires have been studied on patients’ lungs, hearts and blood.
Ontario offers money to public health units that voluntarily merge

The province's health minister says Ontario will increase base funding for public health units by 1% a year over the next three years.
Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and N.W.T. hospitals displaced by wildfires

Transferring patients out of long-term care facilities is a time-consuming process because some residents with cognitive disabilities must be accompanied by staff who know them.
Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women

Two plaintiffs are leading the suit filed on behalf of all the women from the Atikamekw First Nation who allegedly didn’t consent to a procedure that impaired their fertility.
Only 15% of parents keep medication locked away from their teenage children: survey

Parents believe in the importance of disposing of medication safely—but too few follow through by doing it, which is putting their children at risk, a new survey says.

Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman’s death should be reinstated: arbitrator

It’s not just about caffeine: How coffee affects the brain

Cytisinicline shows promise for smoking cessation in large U.S. study

Does the health system need more private care—or less?

pCPA and CGPA agree on renewed three-year pricing initiative for generic drugs

Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Ontario offers money to public health units that voluntarily merge

Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and N.W.T. hospitals displaced by wildfires

Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women

Only 15% of parents keep medication locked away from their teenage children: survey