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Assessments for COVID-19 treatment now have a permanent billing code and respiratory immunization fees have been reactivated.

In addition to more health teams, eliminating unnecessary tasks could life easier for family doctors. The Ontario College of Family Physicians, for one, is asking the province to prohibit employers from requiring sick notes.

The federal health minister says Canada intends to tackle its health workforce shortages by making it easier for nurses and doctors to practice in other provinces.

Sonia Boutin should have known she was violating the law when she failed to ensure consumers knew her online pharmacy, Medzy, was owned by a pharmacist, said the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.

It is currently illegal for anyone to sell cigarettes or tobacco products to people under 18 years old throughout the U.K.

Study shows impaired microcirculation in the heart, even in patients with no CVD symptoms.

The study notes 90% of blood collected by a standard test tube—which can draw up to six millilitres—is not needed and wasted.

The PBO report calculates the incremental cost of the program, taking into account current spending by governments on public drug plans as well as revenue that would be generated from co-pays under a pharmacare plan.

Medication reviews and deprescribing are key interventions to prevent falls in older adults.