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A fifth of Canadians didn't have enough prescription medication coverage in 2021: StatCan
Immigrants and racialized people were most likely to report that they didn’t have insurance to cover the cost of prescription medications in the past year, and to report that the pandemic affected their coverage.
What to tell patients about egg allergies and flu shots
There’s no need for a skin test or special vaccine.

Newfoundland and Labrador setting up office in India to recruit nurses

The recruitment office in the capital of the state of Karnataka will be modelled after the province's satellite office in Poland, which was set up to attract Ukrainians fleeing Russian attacks.
10-month suspension for relief pharmacist who appropriated ADHD drugs from 14 employers

Quebec pharmacist Etienne Dauphin also used his doctor's name and licence number to write a fake prescription for methylphenidate, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.
Ontario pharmacist wins international Filipina award

Pharmacist Anna Patriziom, the owner of Schomberg Village Pharmacy, has won a Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award from the Foundation for Filipina Women's Network.
Pill-shaped balloons and pills the size of bombs: the art of General Idea

Visitors to Ottawa’s National Gallery of Canada can see the influence of HIV and AIDS on the artists’ work.
Quebec drops mandatory five day isolation for those who test positive for COVID-19

Dr. Luc Boileau said today that the province is strongly recommending that people stay home when sick and wear a mask as soon as flu-like symptoms appear.
New name, new requirements: Alberta rolls out updated standard on infection control

The updated standard—Infection Prevention and Control—comes with added requirements for quality assurance and practice assessment.
Ontario hospitals directed to treat some children who need ICU, surgeries may be axed

The move is necessary to ease pressure on overstretched pediatric hospitals, the chief medical director of Ontario Health said Thursday.
Cree woman alleges discrimination in lawsuit after newborn dies in Edmonton hospital

The suit said the mother went to the hospital after suffering cramps and that she consented under duress to a vaginal exam, causing an “immense amount of pain.''

A fifth of Canadians didn't have enough prescription medication coverage in 2021: StatCan

What to tell patients about egg allergies and flu shots

Newfoundland and Labrador setting up office in India to recruit nurses

10-month suspension for relief pharmacist who appropriated ADHD drugs from 14 employers

Ontario pharmacist wins international Filipina award

Pill-shaped balloons and pills the size of bombs: the art of General Idea

Quebec drops mandatory five day isolation for those who test positive for COVID-19

New name, new requirements: Alberta rolls out updated standard on infection control

Ontario hospitals directed to treat some children who need ICU, surgeries may be axed

Cree woman alleges discrimination in lawsuit after newborn dies in Edmonton hospital

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