New medicines in Canada come with high treatment costs: PMPRB reportA large share of those are orphan treatments and cancer drugs. First case of BA. 2.86 COVID variant detected in CanadaB.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix said in a joint statement that there doesn’t seem to be increased severity with the strain and the infected individual is not in hospital. Locum program launched to strengthen maternity care in rural B.C. Pilot project gives rural communities up to 35 days of locum coverage per year. Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more than 20 brands of energy drinks The agency began recalling the drinks in July because they do not comply with various caffeine content and bilingual labelling requirements. Where exactly are we with that fall booster? Autumn is around the corner—are your patients eager for their next booster? Are you? Where are we with that fall booster? Autumn is around the corner—are your patients eager for their next booster? Are you? Prevnar 20 now indicated for immunization of infants, children and adolescents The routine vaccination schedule for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease is a three-dose primary series followed by a toddler booster dose. The case against private-pay healthcare Those who see user fees in some European health systems as a solution miss an important difference, argues Dr. Hasan Sheikh in a recent speech at the CMA Health Summit. Physical activity may protect women from Parkinson’s disease too Results based on E3N cohort, a large French study that has been following 100,000 women since 1990 Nova Scotia health officials say legionella outbreak in New Glasgow considered over The outbreak of the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease had been monitored by Public Health since early July. First Previous 244 245 246 247 248 Next Last