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Organization has played a central role in shaping how pharmacy is regulated across the country.

New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body openings. The parasite is typically found in South America and the Caribbean.

Symptoms in humans can vary depending on where the infection takes hold. On the skin, it can form painful ulcers that can swell lymph nodes.

News releases from both Pfizer and Moderna say the new mRNA shots will target the LP.8.1 variant, a descendant of Omicron that the World Health Organization was monitoring earlier this year.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the upcoming legislation will be simple: no more experimenting on cats and dogs because they are part of people’s families.

HIV activists say there is mounting frustration in communities affected by the virus, amid near-silence from the federal government nearly 10 years after the Liberals pledged to reform laws surrounding HIV disclosure.

Alberta’s wasteful purchase of children’s pain and fever medicine three years ago helped inform the province’s decision to charge some people $100 for a COVID-19 vaccine shot this fall, Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday.

GJ and Hazel van der Werken, of Burlington, Ont., said their 16-year-old son, Finlay, had a few days of mild illness and was suffering from migraines before his condition began to worsen.