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The legislation would see the federal government offer first-payer coverage of some contraceptive and diabetes medications, and sets the stage for a future full-fledged universal pharmacare program.

If vaccinating cows protects dairy workers, that could mean fewer chances for the virus to jump into people and mutate in ways that could spur human-to-human spread.

Still in the test-and-try stage, a lot is working about these mobile clinics that have popped up to fill primary care gaps.

People who want to use the service come in and give a sample of their drugs to staff. They put it in a machine that can usually show the main components of the drug and the potential risks in minutes.

Here’s what the data we have so far tells us about this technique.

Countries agreed by consensus to amend the International Health Regulations, which were last changed in 2005.

Right now there are seven such clinics in the province that provide one or both of the diagnostic imaging services, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones is announcing today that Ontario has launched a call for applications to expand that number.

The physician services agreement between Doctors of B.C. and WorkSafeBC is now in effect.