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Doctor retaliated against patient who complained about him, regulator concludes
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia rejected Dr. Franklyn Vincent's assertion that a letter he wrote a patient's lawyer revealing "shocking information" about the patient's condition was merely intended to correct inaccuracies.
With family docs heading for the exits, addressing the crisis in primary care is key to easing pressure on emergency rooms
Is a plan to ease the strain on ERs that doesn't include helping primary care doctors really a plan at all?

Health Canada releases new decision tree for infant formula shortage

New document highlights additional specialized formulas that are now available in Canada.
Pralsetinib: a promising new drug in the treatment of cancer

With an ongoing phase 3 study, pralsetinib seems to be a promising candidate for the treatment of different types of cancer because of the presence of oncogenic rearranged during transfection) fusions.
Inside the decision to extend FP training

Many family doctors remain concerned about the CFPC’s decision to extend family medicine training from two years to three.
Troubled transition: Pharmacist failed to do proper handoff, gets 2-year ban, more than $17K in costs

The pharmacist in charge's failures resulted in, among other things, a relief pharmacist scrambling to future out how to obtain an opioid antagonist maintenance treatment permit while patients waited at the pharmacy for the treatment.
Ontario opens bivalent vaccine appointments for most vulnerable

The province said bivalent vaccine appointments could be booked as of Monday morning through its online booking system, with the first appointments also available the same day.
The (pharmacy) funny pages: Stop by the lab!

Your weekly dose of giggles!
Rare victory: How a retiring rural doctor found his own replacement

'It was an easy fix,' said Dr. Marcel Aucoin, who retired in August after 26 years of family medicine in the Nova Scotia community of Chetticamp.
Staffing shortages, more complex disease pushing up surgery wait times in Nova Scotia

Operating rooms are working at full speed to get through a backlog of surgeries from the last two COVID-19 waves, Dr. Gail Darling, head of surgery for Nova Scotia Health's central zone, said in a recent interview.