Public Health & Preventive Medicine

B.C. residents can still get COVID shots until arrival of updated vaccines: province
A spokesman for the provincial health officer says B.C. residents are encouraged to wait for the updated COVID vaccines if possible, but people can still get last season’s shots if they need them.
Canadian Medical Association to apologize for Indigenous harm
The group representing the country’s physicians says in a statement that it will livestream the apology ceremony taking place in Victoria on Sept. 18.

Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness

Labour Minister Jill Balser says the bill is the product of consultations with the Canadian Cancer Society, adding that it aligns with other Canadian jurisdictions.
Helping close the vaccination gap

In the season for influenza and other respiratory illnesses, pharmacy technicians have an important role to play.
U.S. authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring

Additional arrests have been made in a multistate pharmacy burglary ring that has led to 42 people being indicted in Arkansas, federal authorities announced Thursday.
Newfoundland and Labrador offering $75K for physicians to join family care team

Eligible physicians must be currently employed by NL Health Services and must join a family care team before the end of this year.
PTSBC sets agenda for Annual Conference

Pharmacy technician conference to take place in Richmond, BC.
Alberta Health Minister LaGrange says hospital transfer plan isn’t ‘hard and fast’

Last month, Premier Danielle Smith told a UCP audience in Drayton Valley, Alta., that she would look to transfer authority of some hospitals to other providers to create competition and fear.
Two new studies investigate the risk of suicidality with GLP-1 receptor agonists

These studies suggest that semaglutide and liraglutide are not linked with suicidality, but questions still remain.
Co-administering RSV and influenza vaccines to seniors is safe: European research

Co-administration poses no health risk and does not impair immune response, according to a new randomized trial.

B.C. residents can still get COVID shots until arrival of updated vaccines: province

Canadian Medical Association to apologize for Indigenous harm

Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness

Helping close the vaccination gap

U.S. authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring

Newfoundland and Labrador offering $75K for physicians to join family care team

PTSBC sets agenda for Annual Conference

Alberta Health Minister LaGrange says hospital transfer plan isn’t ‘hard and fast’

Two new studies investigate the risk of suicidality with GLP-1 receptor agonists

Co-administering RSV and influenza vaccines to seniors is safe: European research