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Canada announces decriminalization plan for drug users in B.C.
The three-year exemption effective Jan. 31 will apply to drug users 18 and over and include opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA, also known as ecstasy.
Quebec to use HPV test to screen for cervical cancer, replacing Pap test
The Health Department says the province will systematically offer HPV testing for cervical cancer screening to all women aged 25 to 65, every five years.

Not like 'someone asking for Ivermectin': Doc who gave COVID jab to kids under 5 says parents knew what they were asking for

Over a three-month period in 2021, Dr. Christopher Sun administered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to more than 500 children under the age of five.
Neurologist facing court proceedings in cases alleging sexual assaults against multiple patients

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has been criticized in media reports for covering up complaints against Dr. Allan Selig Gordon. But the CPSO says 'nothing was removed, nothing was secret. There was no attempt to hide things.'
WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

Most monkeypox patients experience only fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body.
U.S. FDA allows prescription drugs to be imported from Canada

The guidance allows American pharmacists and drug wholesalers to import medications from Canadian.
Advocacy group wants to see penicillin allergy de-labelling

A group in B.C. is trying to raise awareness of false penicillin allergies and by creating online de-labeling resources for patients and health-care providers.
NAPRA recruiting for two spots on its National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee

The organization is looking for someone with in-depth knowledge of regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry and someone who is an expert in toxicology and drug information.
Alberta physicians learn where their college fees go

CFO provides a breakdown of how the college spends revenue from annual renewal fees.
LGBTQ stigma threatens to 'spread like a virus' in monkeypox response, say advocates

Health authorities are investigating more than two dozen confirmed monkeypox cases in Canada as part of an unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease that seldom spreads outside Africa.