Open Medicine is making headlines. Here is just some of the buzz:
January 2012
More physician specialists staying in Newfoundland and Labrador, study says Winnipeg Free Press More physician specialists are staying to work in Newfoundland and Labrador than in previous years, a new study says.
Moneyball hits lead-off for health care
"Blue Sky," CBC Radio One Saskatoon
An interview featuring MASH blog contributor Steven Lewis.
Long-time doctors make up majority of discipline cases
CTV
Most of the doctors who were disciplined by their local medical licensing authorities over the last 10 years were family doctors who had been practising a long time, a new study finds.
September 2011
Are generic drug caps keeping prices high?
September 29, 2011
The National Post
It was, for a while at least, an epic battle between government and industry. And in the emotional showdown last year between the pharmacy industry and Ontario’s Liberal government – now fighting for re-election – the province seemed to win. But did it really? A new analysis suggests its much-vaunted crackdown on pharmacies – and corresponding regulation of generic drug prices – may actually mean higher prices in the long run.
Open Medicine: Because health care informaiton belongs to everybody
September 2, 2011
The Vancouver Observer
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