Patient Compliance

Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam
Love-Robinson first came to national attention in 2016 as an 18-year-old when he was arrested after opening The New Birth New Life Medical Center, identifying himself as "Dr. Love.''
Ransomware group LockBit apologizes saying 'partner' was behind SickKids attack
A global ransomware operator issued an apology and offered to unlock the data targeted in a ransomware attack on Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, a move cybersecurity experts say is rare, if not unprecedented.

Dr. Style: Are you a physician with a flair for fashion?

Are you a doctor with a unique sense or style? Do you wear your cultural identity on your sleeve? Do you keep it classic or are you decidedly modern?
New hospital program helps Toronto’s homeless, cuts ambulance offload time

The University Health Network in Toronto has opened a 24-hour stand-alone clinic which has resulted in dramatic improvements in ambulance offload times and freed-up beds at the hospital's emergency department.
Ontario pharmacists can prescribe for 13 common ailments as of Jan. 1

But not all pharmacists will be able to offer the service immediately, with some requiring additional time to prepare and ramp up the necessary infrastructure.
Updated guidance on probiotic use in neonates, infants and children

Canadian Paediatric Society has issued revised recommendations for using probiotics in pediatric populations
Young Leader in Pharmacy Odette Johnson: "I am driven to be a trailblazer in my field."

The one thing that I would like to accomplish in my career is to help create a pathway for pharmacy technicians to leverage their skills and experience so they too can attain positions in leadership.
Patients are highly satisfied with pharmacy-based travel health services

A systematic review examines the types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services
Buprenorphine safer than methadone during pregnancy for opioid-use disorder

But no real difference in risk of adverse maternal outcomes.
Cold showers, getting smokers to gamble and other research oddities taking place in 2023

A glimpse at research that is (surprisingly) already in progress.

Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam

Ransomware group LockBit apologizes saying 'partner' was behind SickKids attack

Dr. Style: Are you a physician with a flair for fashion?

New hospital program helps Toronto’s homeless, cuts ambulance offload time

Ontario pharmacists can prescribe for 13 common ailments as of Jan. 1

Updated guidance on probiotic use in neonates, infants and children

Young Leader in Pharmacy Odette Johnson: "I am driven to be a trailblazer in my field."

Patients are highly satisfied with pharmacy-based travel health services

Buprenorphine safer than methadone during pregnancy for opioid-use disorder

Cold showers, getting smokers to gamble and other research oddities taking place in 2023