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Can’t take hormone therapy for menopause? What are other options?
Beyond lifestyle changes, some nonhormonal prescription medicines have been shown to ease menopausal symptoms.
Parents ask Manitoba to offer insulin help for younger students in schools
Young children in some provinces get help from trained school personnel—often teaching assistants—in using their insulin pumps during the school day. But that's not the case in Manitoba.

B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets

The announcement on changes to the safer supply program follows a leak of documents in February that said about 60 pharmacies were involved in the illegal diversion of drugs from the safe supply program.
NEW PRODUCT: BIOS Medical Light Therapy Allergy Reliever

Canadian medical devices manufacturer BIOS Medical has come out with a new light therapy product for allergy relief.
Ontario’s flu vaccine roll out hit with a glitch that further exposed inefficiencies in the system

A new report in the Toronto Star found that pharmacies were being impacted by a system glitch, leading to temporary vaccine delivery suspension.
Judicial review court to examine $600,000 clawback for Dr. Elaine Ma's COVID clinics

Dr. Ma had been ordered to repay approximately $600,000 to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for COVID-19 vaccinations billed between July 2021 and January 2022.
Adding Alberta healthcare numbers to licences increases fraud risk: privacy watchdog

Information and privacy commissioner Diane McLeod says it would increase the risk of fraud as the numbers could be obtained outside of healthcare settings.
Ontario auditor general finds province not properly overseeing doctor billings

Shelley Spence says in a series of health-related audits released Dec. 2 as part of her annual report that the Ministry of Health’s system that doctors use to bill OHIP for services provided to patients has limited ability to flag high-risk billings.
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare

Don Davies was involved in negotiations on the Pharmacare Act last year, which was a key part of the supply-and-confidence deal between the NDP and the Liberals that supported the government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Regina clinic closure leaves 5,000 patients scrambling for new family doctors

About 5,000 patients in Regina are now searching for a new family doctor after a clinic that received government money closed over the weekend.