Patient Lifestyle

CPhA survey finds pharmacists are good candidates for addressing hesitancy, however barriers to effective communication exist.

The decision noted that having focused solely on the critical portions of the nurse’s post, the discipline committee “failed to recognize that her comments were not only both critical and laudatory but were self-evidently intended to contribute to public awareness and public discourse."

Health records from three Ontario hospitals—Women's College, St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton and Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill—are the first to make this feature available to their patients as of Wednesday Oct. 7. Other health-care institutions across Canada that offer electronic records can sign on as well, according to Apple.

While a survey demonstrated growing interest, 70% of respondents said they'd need to research their telehealth options more thoroughly before selecting a virtual-care provider.

Ottawa family physician Dr. Aly Abdulla says COVID-19 precautions rule out traditional mass-vaccination tactics, such as renting out the nearby legion.

Musings on the misheard: How the tangled mess of language can send patients heading to the wrong physician.