2018

‘Being a builder of supportive and rich communities defines him as a leader’ UCalgary News “Reynolds is retiring after 35 years of teaching, research, and administration at the University of Calgary. Dr. John Reynolds, PhD, […]

Why Canada’s employers should back national pharmacare The Globe and Mail “However, research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on the Quebec model is sobering. Compulsory drug insurance did …” TAGS: Employers should back, […]

In Ontario, midwives help with the rebirth of Indigenous pregnancy care The Globe and Mail “While most citizens’ health care is provincially funded, the federal government is constitutionally responsible for Indigenous health care. It currently […]

More Canadian stroke patients could get clot-grabbing treatment CBC.ca “New research suggests EVT could benefit one in five Canadian stroke … Health-care providers assess whether to use EVT on a case-by-case basis, using an …” […]

Manage My Pain Helping Wean Patients Off Opioids in Clinical Trial Across 5 Hospitals PR Newswire (press release) “… surgery,” says Dr. Hance Clarke, the Principal Investigator of the clinical trial and Medical Director of […]

Province unveils ‘leading-edge’ mental health, addictions hub CTV News “The ‘Fight Club’ for Vancouver’s DTES frontline workers … Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Coastal Health … “ TAGS: mental […]

Sunnybrook receives $10M donation for new seniors’ health centre Toronto.com “Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will be able to reinvent care for seniors thanks to a $10-million donation. Peter Cipriano, the founder of …” TAGS: 10m […]

Judge rules Health Canada cannot withhold clinical trial data The Globe and Mail “A federal court judge ruled this week that Health Canada cannot withhold clinical-trial data from a researcher who refused to sign a […]

Health Canada Approves Tagrisso® (osimertinib) as First-line Treatment for EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Canada NewsWire (press release) “MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 12, 2018 /CNW/ – AstraZeneca Canada today announced that Health Canada has approved Tagrisso® […]

Standardizing digital vaccination records in Canada: team behind CANImmunize launches Canadian Vaccine Catalogue hriportal.ca “Team behind pan-Canadian immunization app, CANImmunize, announces release of the Canadian Vaccine Catalogue to support the standardization of digital vaccination records […]