Patient-First Language

Nova Scotia Health are telephoning the roughly 160,000 people on the registry to make sure they know how to access ‘different options for care.’

While deprescribing has had momentum over the last few years, its implementation faces some obstacles.

The Canadian Survey on Disability collected information on 2SLGBTQ+ persons for the first time, asking what ages they were, what disabilities they were most likely to have and what barriers they faced.

Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on the 10 years he's been writing for the Medical Post—and the continued importance of communication skills in the medical profession.

With advertisements plastered everywhere from public transport vehicles to large billboards over highways and a proliferation of messages over social media, the buzz about GLP-1 receptor agonists is practically unavoidable.

Pharmacists in a Shoppers Drug Mart in Ottawa saved a customer’s life after she collapsed in the store, thanks to having a defibrillator close at hand.

‘Well Bill, your master spark plug is getting rusty,’ I said to a 72-year-old retired mechanical engineer.

The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada had previously called for pharmacy-led clinics, like those in Nova Scotia, to be implemented nationwide.