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ALS drug will be pulled from U.S. market after study showed patients didn't benefit
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said it plans to study Relyvrio and and another experimental drug for several rare diseases, including Wolfram syndrome, which causes childhood diabetes and blindness.
Canadians waiting longer for surgeries and other procedures compared to 2019: report
Patients in Ontario waited the shortest amount of time for nearly all the procedures, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

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Why Ontario school boards are suing social media platforms for causing an attention crisis

Time spent on Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and Youtube, the suit claims, has led to ‘an attention, learning, and mental health crisis.’ The apps cause ‘distraction, social withdrawal, cyberbullying’ and ‘a rapid escalation of aggression.’
Ontario hospitals send 326K letters to patients whose info was stolen in cyberattack

The cyberattack targeted Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital on Oct. 23.
Interview by lottery: Queen’s University changes up medical school admission process

Volunteer work and extra-curriculars no longer considered in selection for interview.
'We're going to close our offices': Hundreds of doctors plan collective day off as Ontario rolls out new acuity payments

Instead of using their own time to learn billing for the new payment model, about 470 family doctors have decided to complete an optional self-directed course during paid clinical hours.
Systems restored after Toronto hospital network outage, cyberattack ruled out: UHN

After warning of delays earlier in the day at diagnostic services and some blood labs, UHN now says those delays could continue as staff work to clear the backlog.
N.B. not ruling out notwithstanding clause in bill to force people into drug care

Last week, Public Safety Minister Kris Austin said the idea behind the bill is to force people with severe drug addiction into treatment if they are not in a mental state to make that decision voluntarily.
Advocacy groups decry federal government’s shutdown of mental health website, app

Health Canada announced in February that it would stop funding the Wellness Together Canada website and PocketWell app on April 3.

ALS drug will be pulled from U.S. market after study showed patients didn't benefit

Canadians waiting longer for surgeries and other procedures compared to 2019: report

Meet Canada’s 2024 Pharmacist of the Year

Why Ontario school boards are suing social media platforms for causing an attention crisis

Ontario hospitals send 326K letters to patients whose info was stolen in cyberattack

Interview by lottery: Queen’s University changes up medical school admission process

'We're going to close our offices': Hundreds of doctors plan collective day off as Ontario rolls out new acuity payments

Systems restored after Toronto hospital network outage, cyberattack ruled out: UHN

N.B. not ruling out notwithstanding clause in bill to force people into drug care

Advocacy groups decry federal government’s shutdown of mental health website, app

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