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Free contraception across the nation? Doctor leads push for federal policy on birth control coverage
Every dollar invested in free contraception can save up to $9 in managing unwanted pregnancies, said Calgary physician Dr. Rupinder Toor. So why is Canada the only country with universal healthcare that doesn't offer universal birth control coverage?
COVID-19 activity showing early signs that it may be increasing, new PHAC data says
McMaster University immunologist Dawn Bowdish says the XBB family, an offshoot of Omicron, is dominant in Canada right now.

Medical memology: Does Selena Gomez remind you of any of your colleagues?

The entire internet seems suddenly obsessed with a new cozy picture of singer Selena Gomez.
Manitoba docs ratify new agreement, some issues ‘not fully addressed’ says Doctors Manitoba president

The new agreement features new funding to the tune of 268 million to be divvied out over the next four years.
How many primary care prescriptions are never filled?

A new study published in the CMAJ investigated primary nonadherence to these medications to try and uncover the rates and reasons behind it.
Quebecers no longer seeing doctor assisted deaths as exceptional, says oversight body

Quebec is on track to finish the year with 7% of all deaths recorded as doctor-assisted.
Neighbourly Pharmacy to use Pharmapod medication-incident-management solution

The cloud-based medication incident-management solution offers real-time analytics and aggregated, anonymized incident data that can be shared.
Who's afraid of zombies? Watch out for those 'hollow shells' in clinical trials

Over the past decade, journals in many fields have published tens of thousands of suspected fake papers, according to a recent report in Nature. Asking for raw data might be one way to fix the problem.
Three strikes, suspended for 18 months: Doctor asked three women employees to perform a scrotal exam on him

Dr. Biagio Iannantuono, who was appointed in 2017 as interim chief of staff at a hospital in the cottage community of Muskoka, Ont., proposed the genital exams as a training exercise for the three hospital staffers.
New tool helps practitioners identify what medications are safe to use while breastfeeding

Called the Upper Area Under the Curve Ratio (UAR) metric, the modelling system allows researchers to simulate how a drug moves through a person.

Free contraception across the nation? Doctor leads push for federal policy on birth control coverage

COVID-19 activity showing early signs that it may be increasing, new PHAC data says

Medical memology: Does Selena Gomez remind you of any of your colleagues?

Manitoba docs ratify new agreement, some issues ‘not fully addressed’ says Doctors Manitoba president

How many primary care prescriptions are never filled?

Quebecers no longer seeing doctor assisted deaths as exceptional, says oversight body

Neighbourly Pharmacy to use Pharmapod medication-incident-management solution

Who's afraid of zombies? Watch out for those 'hollow shells' in clinical trials

Three strikes, suspended for 18 months: Doctor asked three women employees to perform a scrotal exam on him

New tool helps practitioners identify what medications are safe to use while breastfeeding

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