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NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
The move by Mayor Bill de Blasio comes as cases are climbing again in the U.S. and the worrisome but little-understood omicron variant is gaining a toehold in New York and elsewhere around the country.
How to help patients with neuropathic pain
Dr. Dwight Moulin and Dr. Anuj Bhatia walk through managing patient expectations and effective titration.

Would Scotland’s government-backed Pharmacy First program work in Canada?

The NHS Pharmacy First Scotland program is only a year old, but it's expanded pharmacists’ scope of practice, paid them for their time, and eased the burden on the healthcare system. Could Canada follow their example?
6 tips for better billing

Many doctors are missing tens of thousands of dollars worth of billing opportunities every year, one analysis found.
What’s in a pharmacy name? A penalty if you get it wrong, one owner learns the hard way

Sami Soltan's choice of pharmacy name was meant to call out the location of his store. But he was also afraid of racial prejudice.
Federal government says Canada border testing contracts worth up to $631 million

The federal government has awarded three companies with contracts worth up to $631 million for COVID-19 border testing and other screening services.
What an Ontario academic found researching forced sterilization of Indigenous women for more than a decade

There have historically been more than 1,200 Indigenous people forced to lose their reproduction capabilities, with the vast majority of them women, at Indian Hospitals across Canada, including Camsell Hospital in Edmonton.
Taking the scenic route

This week's reader photo was snapped from a moving truck!
How to work with a financial advisor

Tips on how to maximize the value of this important member of your financial team.
'How embarrassing': Doctors share stories of expensive lessons learnt

While many physicians pride themselves on being financially savvy, many admit to financial mistakes made, especially when they were young and a little naive.