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It is the 60th anniversary of Medicare, but no one seems to care. It is, after all, hard to be enthusiastic about a system in crisis.

According to some sources, the practice of making resolutions at the new year can be traced back 4,000 years, originating with the ancient Babylonians.

The primary care crisis puts all care at risk and Dr. Kevin Wasko argues the solution is clear.

It’s the New Year and patients will invariably quiz you about what resolutions they should make to be healthier and happier.

With a decade's worth of experience with minor ailment assessment and prescribing in her province, Sascha Dreger has some tips to share with her colleagues just getting started.

Pharmacists in Ontario (and soon B.C.) are finally officially being recruited to use our skills to take some pressure off the beleaguered healthcare system—as we have in other Canadian provinces for many years. What's really behind all the pushback from the physician community?

As of Jan. 1, 2023, pharmacists in Ontario can prescribe for a new roster of minor ailments. Is your pharmacy already seeing a demand for these services just a few days in? 

In helping a homeless patient, Dr. Adam Chen proves that solo practices can provide great care not in spite of being small, but because of it.