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- 4/6/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Mark Zhou: "The pandemic has really shown how integral we are to the healthcare system."
I’m driven by the great work of my peers in the profession and innovators in the healthcare space. Healthcare is just beginning its digital transformation, accelerated by the COVID pandemic; I’m excited every day to see change happening and learn from it. - 4/6/2022
'Can't even get a tetanus shot:' Saskatchewan's rural towns lack healthcare workers
What happens when economic development brings people to an area with severely insufficient healthcare infrastructure? - 4/5/2022
Health workers have a small budget request to tackle the Canadian care crisis: a plan
Doctors, nurses and other health workers have reduced their hours and left the industry in droves, their professional associations say, but there is no national plan to figure out exactly how many have been lost or how to replace them. - 4/5/2022
POLL: How would you most like to respond to an angry patient?
Take our weekly physician poll. - 4/5/2022
POLL: Is your pharmacy seeing more demand for cold and flu remedies?
At the start of the pandemic, there was a marked drop in demand for typical cold and flu remedies. As Canadians have started to get out and about as restrictions lift, is your pharmacy seeing an uptick in demand for these medicines? - 4/5/2022
Manitoba expands eligibility for 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Those eligible include residents of personal care homes and in congregate settings, such as supportive housing and assisted living facilities. - 4/5/2022
B.C. psychologists want to be available right in the family doctor's office
The British Columbia Psychological Association has proposed a program to the province that would see psychologists placed directly in primary care settings. - 4/5/2022
Remission of type 2 diabetes is achievable in non-obese people
ReTUNE study from the U.K. challenges obesity as a cause of type 2 diabetes - 4/4/2022
Do people with diabetes benefit from low- and no-calorie sweetened beverages?
Canadian study finds some benefits but with some caveats.