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OPA hosts learning series to celebrate a decade of immunizations in Ontario pharmacies
First webinar to take place in late April.
Where's the plan to deal with continual staffing shortages in Ontario hospitals?
Days after the province's top doctor said Ontario might see up to 600 patients in intensive care during the ongoing sixth wave, hospitals say they're already feeling pressure as a result of staff absences due to the virus.

Trudeau visits Edmonton, criticizes Alberta's response to opioid crisis

Alberta's United Conservative Party government has focused on a recovery-oriented strategy. Access to opioid dependency programs and drug-use sites has been limited.
Coming soon: Cannabis clinics that put physicians and pharmacists under one roof

PBG BioPharma president and CEO Jacqueline Shan–who co-founded the company behind Cold-FX–said the new delivery model will make it easier for patients who need medical cannabis to get what they need in one location.
Health advocates call for publicly funded birth control in Nova Scotia

International research indicates barrier-free contraceptives are an inexpensive way to improve overall health and come with cost savings over the long term.
U.K. investigating puzzling spike in liver disease in children

The usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not found in the cases, and scientists and doctors are considering other possible causes.
Paxlovid key in COVID fight, but easy access is important: doctors

Those who might need the drug the most would do well to learn ahead of time how they might access it, the country's chief public health officer said this week.
Cutting off the flow upstream

How system changes could lead to less paperwork across physicians’ desks.
Rounds: Canadian doctors helping Ukraine

Dr. Julien Auger, an FP at Hôpital de Saint-Jérôme in St-Jérôme, Que., boarded a plane after the Ukrainian health ministry called for help from foreign medical workers.
EXPLAINER: Where do U.S. opioid trials, settlements stand?

Collectively, businesses already have faced settlements, judgements and civil and criminal penalties totaling more than $47 billion.