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Ontario Liberals pledge to fully cover medication to prevent, treat HIV
Leader Steven Del Duca made a slate of announcements last week aimed at members of the LGBTQ community.
Public health investigating reports of severe liver disease in Canadian kids
The federal agency says the cases are being investigated to determine if they are related to those in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Health Canada decommissioning its Office of Controlled Substances fax line

The fax line has been out of service since April 5, 2022.
How do different provinces stack up on walk-in clinic wait times?

Different municipalities within the various provinces boasted wildly different waits.
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada releases Ontario election platform

Candidates are urged to prioritize allowing pharmacists to do routine immunizations and minor ailment prescribing.
People 50 or older eligible for fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan

People 70 and older, Indigenous people 50 and older, the immunocompromised, and residents of long-term, special and personal care homes are already eligible for a booster.
Begin with the end in mind: Authors of new exit planning guide say many pharmacists wait until it's too late

Mike Jaczko and Max Beairsto's new book, The Pharmacists’ Guide to Selling Their Business: An Essential Exit Planning Resource for Canadian Independent Pharmacy Owners, is a comprehensive how-to on exit strategy development for pharmacists.
Licence stripped from doctor who falsely logged mental instability in patient's medical file after she ended their affair

Dr. Wequar Ahmad, a Calgary-based general practitioner, also breached a 2014 undertaking requiring a chaperone when seeing female patients. On at least 15 occasions, he noted the presence of a chaperone when in fact there was none.
Expansion of Winnipeg hospital emergency room begins as wait times remain lengthy

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the $141-million project will triple the size of the Winnipeg hospital's emergency department and improve patient flow.
Officials: Nearly 200 cases of mystery liver disease

To date 190 cases of the hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported, 140 of them in Europe.