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Newfoundland and Labrador telehealth line advises most callers to go see a doctor
‘I called to get medical help because I had no doctor,’ said a comment from May. ‘So it’s not much good for them to tell me to see a doctor.’
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Alberta announces funding slated to expand healthcare workers education

Health Minister Jason Copping said in a news conference Monday at the University of Alberta in Edmonton that the funding would help train an additional 3,400 healthcare professionals.
Toxic mistake: Pharmacist puts once-a-week drug in daily pillboxes

In deciding on sanctions against Richard Bellavance, the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec noted that dispensing in pillboxes calls for great care because they’re often used by vulnerable patients.
Adventurers to retrace trek of silver-seeking trio featuring Western University's med school founder

The 1857 expedition cost Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke his foot and the lives of his fellow prospectors.
Abortion, imaging fees part of $1.3 million health transfer deductions for N.B., N.S.

Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island are the only provinces not on the list for claw backs.
Let's talk about sex: Calgary research lab providing information for disabled

A new research lab at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine is working to answer questions that many people with developmental and intellectual disabilities have about sex.
Pfizer buys Seagen for US$43B, boosts access to cancer drugs

The pharmaceutical giant said Monday that it will pay US$229 in cash for each Seagen share.
UV nail dryers used for gel manicures may pose skin cancer risk

Study contributes to growing evidence of a possible link to DNA damage and mutations.
On the pandemic's third anniversary, Ontario’s first COVID vaccinator looks back and to the future

‘It’s paved the way for us to become the primary healthcare hub,’ said John Papastergiou, pharmacist and owner of four Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Toronto.