Best Practices

Those who received peginterferon lambda within three days had an 89% reduction in risk of hospitalization.

The Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary is also to become a training centre for physicians to provide the technology to future patients.

Dr. Leisha Hawker, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, says improving the primary care clinic structure will help attract new physicians to a province where 130,000 residents are without a family doctor.

Heart and Stroke Canada has released a new report for Heart Health Month in February. It highlights several disparities women continue to experience in the prevention and treatment of heart attack and stroke, in comparison to other Canadians.

Given the role that alcohol plays in many of our lives, it’s of little surprise that people are reacting to these new recommendations with a fair degree of skepticism.

A new study compared pharmacists’ happiness with their work in New Zealand and Canada. It found similar issues—but one country fared better in several key areas.

RCT finds gardening improves physical activity, fiber intake and more.

The report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business extrapolates data from a Nova Scotia study.