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- 10/10/2023
Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions
Many Walgreens workers aren’t unionized and the employees who walked out are organizing online. - 10/9/2023
Flu, COVID immunization campaign kicks off in B.C. as vaccines arrive at pharmacies
In a written statement, drugstore chain Pharmasave says they are anticipating an increase in demand for vaccines administered by pharmacies this year, as patients have increasingly turned to pharmacists for treating common ailments since the province authorized it in June. - 10/9/2023
POLL: How is vaccine season ramping up at your pharmacy?
Is demand high already or is there more indifference this year? - 10/9/2023
B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion
The province has also agreed to work with the First Nations Health Authority to improve access to culturally appropriate and trauma-informed treatment and care. - 10/9/2023
Why we need involuntary treatment for patients with severe SUDs
How does it make sense that we ‘Form’ every person who enters our ER threatening suicide, but we do not ‘Form’ patients who come in with drug overdoses if they are in the grip of addiction? - 10/9/2023
Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at upcoming NDP convention
A group of grassroots NDP activists is planning to push for pharmacare to be a make-or-break element of the federal party’s supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals at a policy convention next week. - 10/5/2023
Chronic pelvic pain affects up to 26% of women—our latest research brings us closer to better treating it
Despite how many women are affected by chronic pelvic pain, we still don’t fully understand the mechanisms underlying it—thereby limiting treatment options. - 10/5/2023
QUIZ: Borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and related conditions are among the most challenging psychiatric conditions to treat. How much do you know about them? Find out here! - 10/5/2023
Housing first: The case for social prescribing of housing in emergency departments
People experiencing homelessness have a two to five times higher morbidity and mortality from all diseases compared to the general population and often have no choice but to use EDs for their healthcare. - 10/5/2023
Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for healthcare costs linked to opioids
The legislation also grants Quebec the ability to join lawsuits launched by other provinces.