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Prairie pharmacists get questioned on quotas
A survey by the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals comes just weeks after its Ontario counterpart revealed the findings of a similar probe and announced a zero-tolerance stance on corporate pressures in pharmacy.
U of Sask training program for pharmacist-initiated chronic disease prescribing gets cash injection from province
'“Creating this new program will put Saskatchewan in closer alignment with provinces that have pharmacist advanced prescribing authority, such as Alberta and Nova Scotia.'

The seven recommendations from the Cannabis Act review healthcare professionals should know

Pharmacists dispensing cannabis, healthcare professionals' potential conflicts of interest and youth use were all covered in the first review of the impacts of legalization.
‘The common cold of the vagina’: Helping patients with an HPV diagnosis as home tests become more common

Supporting and treating patients changes with HPV screening.
Montreal public health warns of counterfeit hydromorphone pills after fatal overdose

Health officials say they analyzed a number of white triangular pills with rounded corners that resemble eight-milligram hydromorphone pills that are sold under the brand name Dilaudid.
A biased test kept thousands of Black people in the U.S. from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing

A once widely used test that overestimated how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, made them look healthier than they really were.
Alberta forks out funds for lump-sum payments to family doctors—but small practices need not apply

About 3,000 family physicians and rural specialists with patient panels of at least 500 are eligible to receive transitional funding of up to $40,000 each.
Ford wants ‘100%’ Ontario students at med schools in province

‘I’m not being mean, but I’m taking care of our students, our kids first.’
Water main break leaves Halifax hospital complex without water, surgeries cancelled

A second water main break in as many days at a large hospital complex in Halifax left no running water for drinking or for flushing toilets.
Saskatoon doctor accused of making abortion comments facing disciplinary charges

‘I hope you have loved ones in heaven who will take care of your baby in heaven.’

Prairie pharmacists get questioned on quotas

U of Sask training program for pharmacist-initiated chronic disease prescribing gets cash injection from province

The seven recommendations from the Cannabis Act review healthcare professionals should know

‘The common cold of the vagina’: Helping patients with an HPV diagnosis as home tests become more common

Montreal public health warns of counterfeit hydromorphone pills after fatal overdose

A biased test kept thousands of Black people in the U.S. from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing

Alberta forks out funds for lump-sum payments to family doctors—but small practices need not apply

Ford wants ‘100%’ Ontario students at med schools in province

Water main break leaves Halifax hospital complex without water, surgeries cancelled

Saskatoon doctor accused of making abortion comments facing disciplinary charges

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