Patient Compliance

The government-owned Alberta Precision Laboratories is to offer 400 new community testing appointments at the South Health Campus and the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary beginning Saturday.

Saskatchewan has proposed amendments to the legislative framework that governs the regulatory bodies that oversee healthcare professionals through Bill 120. 

As of Thursday, there were nine confirmed cases of the disease and 20 unconfirmed cases in the area, including a handful of confirmed and potential cases at the Glen Haven Manor nursing home next to the hospital.

Toronto Metropolitan University researchers are developing a test they hope will better detect prostate-specific antigens. 

A new study by pharmacist researchers at the University of Toronto and Whole Health Pharmacy Pharmacy Partners highlight the benefits—for patients and pharmacists—of an appointment-based model.

A new study found only around 5% of people in B.C. who would benefit from medications for alcohol-use disorder received them for the recommended minimum amount of time.

The drug, developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi, is expected to be ready in the fall before the RSV season, typically November through March.

The ICBC and Doctors of BC have co-developed a fresh form.