Patient Compliance

Supplement plans with our compliments: Mednow advances full-service strategy with new service
Mednow's latest service offering–which provides customized vitamin and supplement plans to patients–is supported by monthly deliveries of health packs that include supplies organized by daily dosages.
Heart health scientist on calling a crisis line and going to rehab for serious depression
Scott Lear, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, shares the story of his mental health journey.

Which anticoagulant is the best to prevent recurrent VTE?

Study compares four common anticoagulants for long-term safety, effectiveness.
B.C. doctor alleged to be opposed to COVID-19 regulations suspended during probe

The interim suspension order, effective March 24 but posted on the college's website on Monday, affects Dr. Stephen Malthouse, a family practitioner on Denman Island.
Alberta proposes bill to merge continuing care rules, strengthen enforcement

Health Minister Jason Copping says the aim is to bring together six related pieces of legislation and three standards of care—some going back more than 30 years.
Updated Canadian guideline for evaluation and management of kidney stones

Canadian Urological Association outlines current advice on dietary and medical interventions of proven benefit.
B.C. pharmacy has PharmaCare access suspended amid allegations of vaccine fraud

A pharmacy in Burnaby, B.C., has been suspended from the PharmaCare system after allegations it was adding people to the province’s COVID-19 vaccine system without them getting the shots.
Doctor who kissed stage-4 cancer patient mid-pandemic slammed for boundary and safety breaches

Dr. Philippe-Luc Michel told the Collège des médecins du Québec he had developed feelings for the patient and thought she felt the same way about him.
Ontario and its doctors ratify new three-year agreement

The Physician Services Agreement will cover the period from April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2024.
The autoimmune disease at the centre of the spat between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars

Jada Pinkett Smith's condition is called alopecia areata, a disease that occurs when the body's immune system attacks hair follicles.

Supplement plans with our compliments: Mednow advances full-service strategy with new service

Heart health scientist on calling a crisis line and going to rehab for serious depression

Which anticoagulant is the best to prevent recurrent VTE?

B.C. doctor alleged to be opposed to COVID-19 regulations suspended during probe

Alberta proposes bill to merge continuing care rules, strengthen enforcement

Updated Canadian guideline for evaluation and management of kidney stones

B.C. pharmacy has PharmaCare access suspended amid allegations of vaccine fraud

Doctor who kissed stage-4 cancer patient mid-pandemic slammed for boundary and safety breaches

Ontario and its doctors ratify new three-year agreement

The autoimmune disease at the centre of the spat between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars