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From HIV tests to naloxone, new initiative brings health essentials to vending machines
Our Healthbox offers access to a wide array of health supplies, such as test kits for HIV and COVID, naloxone kits and other harm reduction supplies, menstrual products, condoms and other sexual health products, and even hats, gloves and socks.
Sask. doc to apologize, take ethics course after allegedly issuing medical absence certificate without seeing patient
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan announced that Dr. Dawne Pierce has agreed to a post-charge alternative dispute resolution without an admission of guilt or a hearing to prove the charges.

CMA challenging constitutionality of Alberta transgender law

The Canadian Medical Association says the court challenge is meant to protect the relationship between patients and doctors when it comes to making treatment decisions.
Diabetes Canada releases updated guideline on chronic kidney disease in diabetes

Incorporates new evidence with the aim to prevent end-stage kidney disease in most people with diabetes by adopting health behaviours and use of pharmacologic therapies.
New primary care clinic at St. Joe’s in London to focus on patients who’ve experienced trauma, violence

St. Joseph’s Health Care London says the Trauma and Violence Specialized Primary Care Clinic will be the first of its kind in Canada.
Dr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull, but owners decline help

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull last year after an avian flu outbreak at the farm, and a judge tossed out a challenge this month that sought to stop the order.
Data analysis complete in N.B.’s ‘mystery brain disease’; results in summer

Chief medical officer Dr. Yves Léger announced today that results from the analysis have been turned over to the Public Health Agency of Canada for scientific review, which will offer formal feedback.
39 children hospitalized: Company fined $10K in E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares in 2023

About 448 people were infected with E. coli in the fall of 2023.
Divide . . . and then what? Four ministers now dealing with health in Alberta alongside the four new agencies post-AHS breakup
Need for speed: Canadian researchers create test aimed at predicting whether a patient will develop sepsis

Sepsis kills thousands of people in Canada and close to 50 million people worldwide every year.

From HIV tests to naloxone, new initiative brings health essentials to vending machines

Sask. doc to apologize, take ethics course after allegedly issuing medical absence certificate without seeing patient

CMA challenging constitutionality of Alberta transgender law

Diabetes Canada releases updated guideline on chronic kidney disease in diabetes

New primary care clinic at St. Joe’s in London to focus on patients who’ve experienced trauma, violence

Dr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull, but owners decline help

Data analysis complete in N.B.’s ‘mystery brain disease’; results in summer

39 children hospitalized: Company fined $10K in E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares in 2023

Divide . . . and then what? Four ministers now dealing with health in Alberta alongside the four new agencies post-AHS breakup

Need for speed: Canadian researchers create test aimed at predicting whether a patient will develop sepsis