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Is paying out-of-pocket for medically necessary care allowed? Doctors and nurses say patients need to know now

Is paying out-of-pocket for medically necessary care allowed? Doctors and nurses say patients need to know now

  • Toronto Star
Hospital executive sought bribe from construction CEO, defence claims in Toronto fraud trial — ‘That’s how the industry works’
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Hospital executive sought bribe from construction CEO, defence claims in Toronto fraud trial — ‘That’s how the industry works’

  • Toronto Star
Waterloo company says it can detect concussions through saliva

Waterloo company says it can detect concussions through saliva

  • CTV News
Insurers fighting injury claims hire doctors slammed for shoddy work as key medical experts

Insurers fighting injury claims hire doctors slammed for shoddy work as key medical experts

  • CBC
I paid $1,500 for an MRI and got an appointment in days. But such scans aren’t always good for patients — or our health care system
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I paid $1,500 for an MRI and got an appointment in days. But such scans aren’t always good for patients — or our health care system

  • Toronto Star
Vaccine maker stocks tumble after Trump picks RFK Jr. for health secretary

Vaccine maker stocks tumble after Trump picks RFK Jr. for health secretary

  • CTV News
23andMe lays off 40% of its workforce, ends therapeutics division

23andMe lays off 40% of its workforce, ends therapeutics division

  • CBC
TELUS Health expands access to public primary care in Ontario: New Toronto clinic opens doors to thousands without a family doctor

TELUS Health expands access to public primary care in Ontario: New Toronto clinic opens doors to thousands without a family doctor

  • CISION
Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond

Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond

  • STAT
  • Janika Schmitt and Jacob Swett
Pharmacists say power to prescribe often comes with pressure to prescribe, and generate profits

Pharmacists say power to prescribe often comes with pressure to prescribe, and generate profits

  • Toronto Star
  • Nick Tsergas
Canada approves Moderna's RSV vaccine for adults aged 60 and older

Canada approves Moderna's RSV vaccine for adults aged 60 and older

  • Reuters
Competition Bureau says preferred pharmacy networks may reduce patient choice
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Competition Bureau says preferred pharmacy networks may reduce patient choice

  • Globe and Mail
Three years and waiting for Canada's made-in-Montreal COVID shot

Three years and waiting for Canada's made-in-Montreal COVID shot

  • Montreal Gazette
Conservatives want to reverse recent regulations on natural health products

Conservatives want to reverse recent regulations on natural health products

  • Canadian Press
Health Canada approves self-collected HPV tests, as Ontario moves to replace pap tests
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Health Canada approves self-collected HPV tests, as Ontario moves to replace pap tests

  • Canadian Healthcare Network
As wait times climb, Albertans opt for private MRIs and CT scans

As wait times climb, Albertans opt for private MRIs and CT scans

  • CTV News
Are natural health products receiving the right level of scrutiny?

Are natural health products receiving the right level of scrutiny?

  • Canadian Affairs
New pharmacy services will expand access to health care

New pharmacy services will expand access to health care

  • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Changes to home-care equipment contracts halted during medical supply crisis

Changes to home-care equipment contracts halted during medical supply crisis

  • The Hamilton Spectator
Plant-based milk facility did not follow protocols to prevent Listeria contamination, CFIA says

Plant-based milk facility did not follow protocols to prevent Listeria contamination, CFIA says

  • CBC
Where there’s smoke, there’s ire
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Where there’s smoke, there’s ire

  • Globe and Mail
  • Andre Picard
AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals reportedly invents things no one ever said

AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals reportedly invents things no one ever said

  • Associated Press
With listeria top of mind, manufacturers are upping testing protocols

With listeria top of mind, manufacturers are upping testing protocols
Behind the scenes of how Ontario ended up desperately short of home-care supplies
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Behind the scenes of how Ontario ended up desperately short of home-care supplies

  • The Hamilton Spectator
1 in 5 Canadians suffer from chronic nerve pain. First-of-its-kind St. Michael’s trial will test if MDMA brings them relief

1 in 5 Canadians suffer from chronic nerve pain. First-of-its-kind St. Michael’s trial will test if MDMA brings them relief

  • Unity Health
Philanthropist’s $350-million bet on Ontario’s private medical clinic regime nearing completion

Philanthropist’s $350-million bet on Ontario’s private medical clinic regime nearing completion

  • The Trillium
'Clearly targets the livestock industry': Alberta's beef with federal pandemic bill

'Clearly targets the livestock industry': Alberta's beef with federal pandemic bill

  • CTV News
Technetium is in short supply. Here’s how that affects public health

Technetium is in short supply. Here’s how that affects public health

  • Forbes
Alberta pharmacists face service fee rollbacks

Alberta pharmacists face service fee rollbacks

  • CBC
Sleep apnea notifications now available on Apple Watch

Sleep apnea notifications now available on Apple Watch

  • Apple
Alberta to cut service compensation fees for pharmacies across the province

Alberta to cut service compensation fees for pharmacies across the province

  • CTV News
Health care providers press Ontario to limit restrictive insurer-pharmacy deals
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Health care providers press Ontario to limit restrictive insurer-pharmacy deals

  • Globe and Mail
Vaccines bring $2.5-billion in value to Canadian economy, health care system, study says
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Vaccines bring $2.5-billion in value to Canadian economy, health care system, study says

  • Globe and Mail
Ontario teacher faces running out of specialty drug while complaint about exclusive pharmacy deal languishes
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Ontario teacher faces running out of specialty drug while complaint about exclusive pharmacy deal languishes

  • Globe and Mail
How different configurations of pharmacare could affect pharmacy bottom lines

How different configurations of pharmacare could affect pharmacy bottom lines

  • Canadian Healthcare Network
Doctors push back as pharmacists expand into more health care roles
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Doctors push back as pharmacists expand into more health care roles

  • Globe and Mail
Health Canada Approves First and Only Oral Treatment for Brain Cancer

Health Canada Approves First and Only Oral Treatment for Brain Cancer

  • CISION
A publicly-funded virtual care system would benefit us all

A publicly-funded virtual care system would benefit us all

  • Healthy Debate
  • Bernard Ho
National ban on vaping flavours coming 'soon,' says addictions minister

National ban on vaping flavours coming 'soon,' says addictions minister

  • CBC
Ontario home care in disarray amid supply shortages
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Ontario home care in disarray amid supply shortages

  • The Hamilton Spectator
Landmark $32.5-billion tobacco deal could see payouts to provincial health systems

Landmark $32.5-billion tobacco deal could see payouts to provincial health systems

  • Canadian Press
Tobacco companies set to pay $32.5-billion in landmark Canadian legal settlement

Tobacco companies set to pay $32.5-billion in landmark Canadian legal settlement

  • Globe and Mail

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