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Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID 19: StatCan
Life expectancy also fell once again from 81.7 years to 81.6 years. It had decreased in 2020 by 0.6 years.
Internal memo provides insight into federal efforts to curb infant formula shortage
The government is expected to reveal its long-term plans to deal with the problem this fall as part of an overhaul of outdated rules that govern how Canada approves infant formula products.

Don't forget to enroll in PRIME by Aug. 31, B.C. pharmacy college reminds PharmaNet users

Pharmacists, students, techs and more all need to be registered with PRIME or they’ll soon lose access to PharmaNet.
Racism partly to blame for unequal healthcare provided to Indigenous women: PHAC study

Researchers used data for all females aged 15 to 55 from the annual Canadian Community Health Survey between 2015 and 2020.
POLL: Have patients been pushing to be prescribed Ozempic for weight loss?

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Alberta Pharmacists’ Association highlights ENVIRx program partnership for National Drug Drop-off month

The association is reminding patients of best practices when bringing medications back to thew pharmacy for disposal.
Quebec physicians college says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID

Dr. Michel Bureau said a growing number of MAID cases were pushing the limits of the law and that there was a slight increase in the number of procedures that didn’t follow the rules.
What is Stockholm syndrome? It all started with a bank robbery 50 years ago

There’s been debate over the years as to whether it’s a legitimate psychiatric condition or not.
Net-zero healthcare by 2050: What Canada needs to succeed

Presentation at CMA health summit while wildfires tear across Northwest Territories, B.C.
Amputees can get their body parts back for spiritual reasons, new Oregon law says

Previous state law made returning body parts either difficult or impossible.

Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID 19: StatCan

Internal memo provides insight into federal efforts to curb infant formula shortage

Don't forget to enroll in PRIME by Aug. 31, B.C. pharmacy college reminds PharmaNet users

Racism partly to blame for unequal healthcare provided to Indigenous women: PHAC study

POLL: Have patients been pushing to be prescribed Ozempic for weight loss?

Alberta Pharmacists’ Association highlights ENVIRx program partnership for National Drug Drop-off month

Quebec physicians college says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID

What is Stockholm syndrome? It all started with a bank robbery 50 years ago

Net-zero healthcare by 2050: What Canada needs to succeed

Amputees can get their body parts back for spiritual reasons, new Oregon law says