Patient Lifestyle

UBC podcast aims to empower innovative practice

Candid conversations about the evolving pharmacy profession—challenges and all.
230 medical journals pen joint editorial calling climate change the 'greatest threat to global public health'

The editorial emphasized the need for wealthier countries to do more.
Adolescents can benefit from etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant: experts

Health Canada approved the etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant for people 18 years old and older, but adolescents could also benefit from it, experts suggest.
Edmonton doctors form opioid response committee to address spiking overdoses
Retired Quebec health manager shocked by situation at Residence Herron, coroner hears

Her testimony is part of a Quebec coroner's Gehane Kamel's ongoing probe examining 53 deaths at six long-term care homes and one seniors residence during the pandemic's first wave.
COVID-19 hospital stays cost 3 times more than a stay for heart attack: CIHI

New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that a COVID-19 hospital stay costs about three times more than for heart attack ($7,000).
New strategies must be implemented to deal with opioid crisis: Ontario science table
New Canadian guidelines for managing labour and delivery in persons with a physical disability

New guidelines from the SOGC aim to help physicians manage labour, delivery and postpartum care for persons with disabilities, and provide a positive experience.

The importance of financial health in preventing physician burnout