A new study found only around 5% of people in B.C. who would benefit from medications for alcohol-use disorder received them for the recommended minimum amount of time.
Genetics and artificial intelligence will be at the heart of a therapeutic revolution in the years to come, making it possible to treat previously incurable pathologies.
Health Canada is following other international agencies and looking into whether there is an increased risk of suicidal thoughts, self-harm and suicide risk from diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
Low-dose ASA should not be routinely prescribed for the primary prevention of stroke, particularly in older persons predisposed to head trauma from falls.
Patients and their providers increasingly face limited or nonexistent supplies of drugs, many of which treat conditions such as cancer, heart disease and bacterial infections. But why?
