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Pharmacy U Vancouver wows pharmacy crowd!
Pharmacy U Vancouver beat all expectations. A more than sold-out crowd. Impactful sessions. Returning favourite presenters as well as brand new sessions on the issues that matter to pharmacists. More opportunities to network, meet old friends and make new ones. Pharmacy U returns with its Toronto event on April 14, 2024. Join the waitlist now.
Israel’s fortified underground blood bank processes unprecedented amounts as troops move into Gaza
The Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramla, near Tel Aviv, had been scheduled to open within days, but with more than 1,400 people in Israel killed since the Hamas raids—most killed during the initial attack—the timeline changed.

Once-weekly Mounjaro now available in Canada for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Tirzepatide, the first “twincretin,” reduces A1C and body weight in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Is there a doctor in the kitchen? Why this FP is taking nine months off to study at Le Cordon Bleu

In his intensive cullinary program, Dr. Chris Koo's medical training and habits follow him in the kitchen. His notes on filleting fish, for example, describe how to 'make an incision on the dorsal aspect of the fish in the sagittal plane to the depth of the spine.'
The woman behind the U.S. pharmacist walkouts

As founder of #pizzaisnotworking, pharmacist Bled Tanoe is leading the charge to improve working conditions in community pharmacies across the U.S.
Alberta doctors ‘trepidatious’ about changes to already fragile healthcare system

The medical association has also heard concerns from doctors about the Alberta government’s promise to revamp the structure of Alberta Health Services.
A PCR test to clarify the prognosis of prostate cancer

Montreal researchers identify genetic biomarkers that could make it possible to better target treatment.
AI to identify the primary site of cancer?

Using machine learning, AI model was trained to recognize 22 most common types of cancer from tumors taken from 30,000 patients.
CFPC pauses implementation of family medicine residency extension

The college released a statement on Friday evening.
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Pharmacy U Vancouver wows pharmacy crowd!

Israel’s fortified underground blood bank processes unprecedented amounts as troops move into Gaza

Once-weekly Mounjaro now available in Canada for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Is there a doctor in the kitchen? Why this FP is taking nine months off to study at Le Cordon Bleu

The woman behind the U.S. pharmacist walkouts

Alberta doctors ‘trepidatious’ about changes to already fragile healthcare system

A PCR test to clarify the prognosis of prostate cancer

AI to identify the primary site of cancer?

CFPC pauses implementation of family medicine residency extension

Job satisfaction