Childhood Vaccinations–Frequently Asked Questions by Canadian Parents and Caregivers aims to help pharmacists better support young patients and their caregivers while carrying out vaccinations.
Even though a limited national pharmacare plan passed into law recently, it offers few solutions for the hundreds of thousands of people in Canada who cannot afford their medications.
Encounters with birds are under new scrutiny after a B.C. teenager tested positive for bird flu in the first presumptive case of human infection occurring in Canada. The patient is in critical condition.
Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager contracted the illness from exposure to an animal or the environment, although there’s a ‘very real possibility’ that the source will never be found.
Perceived discrimination can stem from a readiness to interpret uncomfortable experiences as biased, even if no actual prejudice exists, argues Dr. Jabir Jassam.
