COVID-19

Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo told a news conference this morning that Health Canada continues to review Moderna's application for a vaccine to protect children between six months and five years old.

The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer.

Researchers focused on patients who had mild initial COVID-19 symptoms and did not require hospitalization.

Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee has announced Dr. Sudit Ranade will be the chief medical officer of health starting July 4.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy has elected its first public member ever to lead the college as president. Its choice, Irene Pfeiffer, is not a pharmacist, but comes with plenty of health-care experience. 

A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that after medication policy measures were introduced at the beginning of the pandemic, the number of drug shortages dropped.

If yours is a larger pharmacy, you may very well offer public washrooms. While what goes on behind those closed doors may not be top of mind when providing healthcare services, you shouldn't turn your back on this important part of your pharmacy.

Gas lighting remains a big issue for patients with long COVID, which is hard to diagnose because routine tests often come back normal. As a result, clinicians may think 'it's all in your head.'