Healthcare

Heavy shoulders: owner versus pharmacist duties
Over the past two decades as a pharmacy worker, I have held many jobs, from a 16-year-old cashier who cleaned the toilets to becoming a pharmacy owner, and I have experienced the growing responsibilities in our profession from all vantage points.
Pharmacy robberies are down across Ontario in 2024 after implementation of time-delayed safes
The OCP’s latest deterrence strategy has been validated by a sharp decline in pharmacy robberies over the past year.

Scapegoating international medical students won’t solve Ontario’s healthcare crisis

Canada already offers limited opportunities for foreign nationals who aspire to become doctors—in fact, the number of international students admitted to medical schools nationwide each year is so small it could be counted on two hands.
Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity

Of 50 vitamin C blood tests, 27 were confirmed to be deficient, pointing to scurvy, and 10 showed low levels. All patients were over 20 years old and 79% were Indigenous.
Ottawa names experts to advise on creation of national pharmacare program

The bill became law on Oct. 10, and allows the federal government to sign agreements with the provinces and territories to begin providing free access to contraceptives and diabetes medication.
Metastatic melanoma: How patients are gaining a decade with immunotherapy

The prognosis for advanced melanoma is improving, thanks to a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors, new research shows.
‘Pizza and coke is a vegetarian diet’: How to get patients to eat better in pursuit of good mental health

Author of ‘Calm Your Mind with Food’ shares how in her clinical practice she teaches people to eat well in order to feel mentally well.
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COVID-19 Awareness: A 5-Minute Conversation That Makes a Difference

Help patients understand how COVID-19 may impact long-term health
What’s up in Rx drug trends? Pharmacist prescribing for one thing

New report from GreenShield highlights trends in prescription drug use trends and pharmacist prescribing based on data from 2023 member claims.
Why heart patients have trouble sticking to a healthy diet, and 3 things that help them eat better

Study finds primarily cost, in addition to information overload and cultural considerations, to be barriers to nutritional eating among cardiac patients.

Heavy shoulders: owner versus pharmacist duties

Pharmacy robberies are down across Ontario in 2024 after implementation of time-delayed safes

Scapegoating international medical students won’t solve Ontario’s healthcare crisis

Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity

Ottawa names experts to advise on creation of national pharmacare program

Metastatic melanoma: How patients are gaining a decade with immunotherapy

‘Pizza and coke is a vegetarian diet’: How to get patients to eat better in pursuit of good mental health

COVID-19 Awareness: A 5-Minute Conversation That Makes a Difference

What’s up in Rx drug trends? Pharmacist prescribing for one thing

Why heart patients have trouble sticking to a healthy diet, and 3 things that help them eat better