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Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says
The findings reflect the way muscular pain in the neck and lower back is increasingly treated in Canada.
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Traditional methods for determining the number of homeless people have relied on counting people accessing services.

Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors

Sukinder Mangat has been waiting 11 years for a kidney transplant while enduring dialysis three times a week as part of a routine that leaves him exhausted, worried and unable to work.
New and free: Training on culturally sensitive care for Francophones

Available at no cost to primary care health professionals, the online module will be mandatory for new students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
Not all sugars created equal: Maple syrup may reduce cardiometabolic risk

Researchers surprised by the significant reduction in abdominal fat for participants using maple syrup.
Educator and TV host Sue Johanson, who helped destigmatize the joy of sex, dead at 93

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Problem solved: How do I get patients to pay for uninsured services?

We asked doctors for their tips on coaxing patients into paying for uninsured services, especially those who insist they can’t afford it.
ISMP tries to improve medication safety in long-term care homes with new initiative

The ISMP’s Strengthening Medication Safety in Long-Term Care initiative was created in response to Justice Gillese’s Long-Term Care Homes Public Inquiry Report.
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia announces new registrar

The current registrar, Dr. Heidi Oetter, will retire at the end of the year.
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Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says

Want a more accurate number of Canada's homeless population? Try counting health data

Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors

New and free: Training on culturally sensitive care for Francophones

Not all sugars created equal: Maple syrup may reduce cardiometabolic risk

Educator and TV host Sue Johanson, who helped destigmatize the joy of sex, dead at 93

Problem solved: How do I get patients to pay for uninsured services?

ISMP tries to improve medication safety in long-term care homes with new initiative

College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia announces new registrar

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