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Alberta should set standards for addiction treatment centres, judge says in fatality report

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Alberta should set standards for addiction treatment centres, judge says in fatality report

Christopher Harper 4 July 2024

An Alberta judge is recommending the provincial government set standards for governing residential medical detoxification and addiction...

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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter

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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter

Christopher Harper 4 July 2024

“Thousands are sheltering in UNRWA schools…and government buildings,” the UN agency for Palestine refugees told UN News,...

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In its bid against fentanyl, one Ontario town is taking its fight to the streets

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In its bid against fentanyl, one Ontario town is taking its fight to the streets

Christopher Harper 4 July 2024

8 days ago News Duration 20:10 When you are a town of just 14,000 people, every opioid...

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Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs linked to rare eye condition: study

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Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs linked to rare eye condition: study

Rebecca Stafford 4 July 2024

A box of Ozempic and contents sit on a table in Dudley, North Tyneside, Britain, October 31,...

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Abortion Bans Across the Country: Tracking Restrictions by State

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Abortion Bans Across the Country: Tracking Restrictions by State

Rebecca Stafford 3 July 2024

Ala. Alabama Banned — Abortion is banned in almost all circumstances. Ark. Arkansas Banned — Abortion is...

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V. Craig Jordan, Who Discovered a Key Breast Cancer Drug, Dies at 76

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V. Craig Jordan, Who Discovered a Key Breast Cancer Drug, Dies at 76

Rebecca Stafford 3 July 2024

V. Craig Jordan, a pharmacologist whose discovery that a failed contraceptive, tamoxifen, could block the growth of...

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Brain implant Paradromics launches patient registry

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Brain implant Paradromics launches patient registry

Rebecca Stafford 3 July 2024

Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign...

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Nearly 90 per cent of Alberta drug loss cases reported as ‘unexplained’

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Nearly 90 per cent of Alberta drug loss cases reported as ‘unexplained’

Christopher Harper 3 July 2024

Prescription drugs are going missing in Alberta — and most of the time, no one knows why....

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3 new freezer units now tucked away in hospital’s underground garage, housing unclaimed dead

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3 new freezer units now tucked away in hospital’s underground garage, housing unclaimed dead

Christopher Harper 3 July 2024

Three new mobile freezer units have been built in the Health Sciences Centre’s garage to store unclaimed...

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Sunscreen helps prevent, not cause, cancer — despite what you might have heard

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Sunscreen helps prevent, not cause, cancer — despite what you might have heard

Christopher Harper 3 July 2024

Experts are warning Canadians not to heed misinformation spread online that sunscreen can cause cancer, stressing that...

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