Healthcare

Pharmacists are about to start minor ailments prescribing Jan. 1 in Ontario but are they diagnosticians? What unintended consequences might we see?

Downtown Beijing was largely empty Thursday reflecting both the fact that many who are sick are staying home but also that others don’t want to venture out to avoid getting infected.

Demand for semaglutide spiked after Musk tweeted that Wegovy helped him lose weight. That's a problem for patients with Type 2 diabetes or obesity who can't fill their prescriptions.

Pharmacists, please participate in our 29th annual Survey on OTC Counselling and Recommendations.

I hope to move the needle on creating welcoming practices for historically marginalized patients so that they can have equitable access to competent and caring pharmacy practitioners.

Researchers from the University of Laval surveyed men to find out their preferences for consultation.

Data from the province's coroner's office shows 2,819 people died from opioids in 2021.

The Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse's four-year study of EDs in three communities found alcohol involved in 70% cases. Many of the young patients presented with life-threatening conditions.