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New pediatric guidelines for toddler screen use stresses quality instead of quantity
No screens at all for kids younger than age two, says Canadian Paediatric Society.
Pharmacy, Public Health schools join forces to study pharmacists' potential in public health
A new partnership between The University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Dalla Lana School of Public Health will study how pharmacists can contribute to the healthcare system. The research is funded for the next two years by a $3 million donation from Shoppers Drug Mart.

Physician burnout: Solutions from someone who's been there, done that

Dr. Lorraine Sharp, who made the decision recently to close down her family practice, has first-hand experience with burnout. At the Family Medicine Forum in Toronto, she shared some personal and organizational strategies for addressing burnout among physicians.
France lawmakers adopt enshrining abortion in constitution

Over 80% of the French population supports the right to abortion.
US$3.5M gene therapy for hemophilia gets FDA approval

The one-time treatment for the blood-clotting disorder is the first gene therapy for it.
$80k in false claims, other offences adds up to suspension and $35K in costs for Ontario pharmacist

Tamer Mosallam, a Toronto pharmacist and pharmacy owner, tampered with a record to falsely show that the 200 diabetes strips he claimed for himself had been prescribed by a doctor, according to the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
Pharmacist walk-in clinics in Nova Scotia successfully divert patients from emergency departments

Clinics that paired a paired a pharmacist and nurse practitioner were successful in satisfying patient needs and diverting ED visits, according to new data.
Questions unanswered amid calls for urgent action on Nova Scotia ER understaffing

Senior officials with Nova Scotia's Health Department were unable to answer a number of questions on Wednesday about the state of the province's emergency health system, which is struggling with overcrowding and staffing shortages.
Ontario asks family clinics to work nights, weekends to help overwhelmed hospitals

In a government memo obtained by The Canadian Press, the Ministry of Health asks family clinics to offer extended hours until further notice.
New research identifies tick-borne pathogens spreading outside their normal range Ontario, Quebec

Pathogens causing babesiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever among those found.

New pediatric guidelines for toddler screen use stresses quality instead of quantity

Pharmacy, Public Health schools join forces to study pharmacists' potential in public health

Physician burnout: Solutions from someone who's been there, done that

France lawmakers adopt enshrining abortion in constitution

US$3.5M gene therapy for hemophilia gets FDA approval

$80k in false claims, other offences adds up to suspension and $35K in costs for Ontario pharmacist

Pharmacist walk-in clinics in Nova Scotia successfully divert patients from emergency departments

Questions unanswered amid calls for urgent action on Nova Scotia ER understaffing

Ontario asks family clinics to work nights, weekends to help overwhelmed hospitals

New research identifies tick-borne pathogens spreading outside their normal range Ontario, Quebec

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