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Social prescriptions: Why some healthcare practitioners are prescribing food to their patients
Hippocrates supposedly said, “Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food.” Now, almost 2,400 years later, the “food is medicine framework” promotes the idea that healthcare systems should offer food interventions alongside pharmaceuticals. -
B.C.'s physicians and surgeons are highest COVID vaccinated group, naturopaths lowest
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday nearly 94% of practising and regulated professionals have received at least two doses of a vaccine or have a medical exemption from her office as of April 25.