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Health Canada to propose post-market amendments to Medical Devices Regulation
By Brandon Heard, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh From ILO On April 10 2018 Health Canada issued a notice of intent to “propose regulatory changes to strengthen the post-market surveillance and risk management of medical devices in Canada”. The intended amendments are…
Cronos Group begins exporting cannabis oil to the Cayman Islands
TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2017 /CNW/ – Cronos Group Inc. (TSXV:MJN) (OTC: PRMCF) (“Cronos” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that one of its wholly-owned licensed producers, Peace Naturals Project Inc. (“Peace”) has successfully completed the Company’s first shipment of medical…
The risky lure of Caribbean offshore medical schools
From The Conversation Many Canadians dream of becoming a doctor. The reality is that only a fraction of students who apply to Canadian medical schools are admitted. This reality is driving an increasing number of Canadian undergraduates to offshore medical…
Cayman Islands hospital and pharmacy introduce medical cannabis
CTMH | Doctors Hospital & Cayman Pharmacy Group pioneer introduction of Medical Cannabis Grand Cayman’s CTMH | Doctors Hospital & Cayman Pharmacy Group have made a ground breaking medical introduction by acquiring an initial quantity of Medical Cannabis for the…
Canada is positioned to be the World Leader in Medical Marijuana
BY JON HILTZ From Marijuana.com While the cannabis world was busy watching Mexico and Ireland vote yes for medical marijuana, and pot lovers were pining over the potential framework for Canada’s adult-use industry, the Cayman Islands quietly legalized cannabis oil….
Canada is stepping in as a wave of opioid overdoses spread across the US
By Rachel Browne, VICE News From Business Insider As a wave of opioid overdoses continues to spread across North America, Canada is now allowing doctors to prescribe heroin as a treatment for severe addicts. Health Canada lifted rules this week that barred…
W-18 is not a super-potent designer opioid as originally believed
By David Kroll From Forbes I cover the drugs making the news. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. This undated photo provided by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office shows fentanyl pills. (Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office via…
Cayman Islands has 26 confirmed cases of chikungunya and 1 case of dengue
Chikungunya Update as of 20 October 2014 The total number of confirmed chikungunya cases reached 26 this week (20 October 2014). The distribution of confirmed cases (26) has been: George Town – nine; Cayman Brac – three; West Bay –…
