ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/30/2024
Provinces ask Ottawa for indefinite pause on expansion of assisted dying eligibility
A parliamentary committee reported Monday that the health system is not ready for the assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition is a mental illness. - 1/30/2024
Manulife-Loblaw deal to deliver specialty drugs sparks access, competition concerns
Manulife Financial Corp. announced its coverage of certain prescription drugs will only apply at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. pharmacies. - 1/29/2024
Successful universal pharmacare must address equity in prescription drug access
Provinces and territories determine not only the drugs to be reimbursed in their jurisdiction but also the conditions under which people can access them. - 1/29/2024
A ‘diagnosis of exclusion’: CMAJ releases new review on PCOS
The Canadian Medical Journal Association has released a new review of evidence and guidelines for diagnosing and managing polycystic ovarian syndrome. - 1/29/2024
MAiD patients made up 14% of all organ donors in Quebec in 2022
The study analyzed data over a five-year period on all patients in Quebec who received MAiD and who were referred for possible organ donation. - 1/29/2024
Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro—food and your gut microbiome
Do these drugs point toward a root cause of metabolic disease? What inspired their development in the first place? - 1/26/2024
POLL: Are you under pressure to promote clinical services?
The ongoing expansion of pharmacy professionals’ scopes of practice has allowed more pharmacies across to country to add to their menu of clinical services. - 1/26/2024
Eby underscores ‘fundamental’ disagreement with B.C. chief coroner on safe supply
B.C. Premier David Eby has rebuffed the province's retiring chief coroner's swansong pleas for non-prescription safe supply of drugs. - 1/26/2024
Dietary fibre affects more than your colon: How the immune system, brain and overall health benefit too
Not all fibre is good fibre.