Patient Lifestyle

New psoriasis drug approved by Health Canada
Health Canada has approved SOTYKTU (deucravacitinib tablets), a new psoriasis medication. It’s the first TYK2 inhibitor to be approved in Canada.
WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language'' that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way forward to change the name.''

Can B.C. agreement be applied to Ontario doctors?

One concept in B.C.’s new FP pay offering could do miracles if applied in other provinces, argues Dr. Jabir Jassam.
Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

Japanese drugmaker Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen had announced earlier this fall that the drug lecanemab appeared to work.
Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription

Pharmacy owner Bach Heng Ta dispensed Pregabalin instead of Gabapentin but maintained the prescribed dosage, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.
Logging off? Will updates to fees prove to be the death knell for virtual care in Ontario?

'Parents are telling me they will be going to the ER because they don’t have other options,' warned Toronto pediatrician Dr. Aviva Lowe.
Reader contest: Write to win!

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Don’t judge a cancer drug by its price: more costly doesn’t necessarily more effective

Canada could be overpaying hundreds of millions, expert suggests.
New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy

Antidepressant Decision Support Tool is designed to help prescribers and patients engage in shared decision making to optimize antidepressant treatment in acute depression.
Nunavut has new chief public health officer

Dr. Michael Patterson, the outgoing chief officer of public health, is going back to full-time hospital work.

New psoriasis drug approved by Health Canada

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns

Can B.C. agreement be applied to Ontario doctors?

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

Right dosage, wrong drug: Patient lands in ER after pharmacist misreads prescription

Logging off? Will updates to fees prove to be the death knell for virtual care in Ontario?

Reader contest: Write to win!

Don’t judge a cancer drug by its price: more costly doesn’t necessarily more effective

New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy

Nunavut has new chief public health officer