Stan Brock Of Remote Area Medical (RAM) To Be Honored September 1 By TheInamori International Center For Ethics And Excellence
Stan Brock, the humanitarian who has been delivering free health care worldwide through his nonprofit organization Remote Area Medical (RAM) for 25 years, will be recognized as the recipient of the 2010 Inamori Ethics Prize, awarded by the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University... mnt.to |
Cut drug benefit for wealthy seniors: TD report
Public health care is unsustainable if spending continues unchecked, according to a new report by TD Bank that recommends Ontario bill the province's wealthiest seniors for their medications as one way to counter rising costs. cbc.ca |
Quebec generic drug plan requires offsets: Coutu
Pharmacy chain Jean Coutu Group is calling on the Quebec government to help it cope with the province's move to lower generic drug prices. cbc.ca |
Ex-drug addict doctor reinstated
A Winnipeg physician is back on the job less than six months after his licence was taken away for prescribing highly addictive painkillers in a "reckless manner." cbc.ca |
Bristol-Myers to cut 3% of workforce
Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb, which employs more than 300 people across Canada, says it cutting three per cent of its global workforce. cbc.ca |