In a pilot study where four Nova Scotia community pharmacies were allowed to offer self-testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, test positivity rates were three-to-seven times higher than expected.
IV therapy clinics are springing up around the U.S. and Canada, touting quick ways to recover from a hangover or a hard workout. But doctors and regulators preach caution.
The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s has opened a temporary prescription pickup and vaccination depot at its municipal office following the sudden closure of the community’s only pharmacy, Shoppers Drug Mart, on June 20.
Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday.
Three senior leaders at the English hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police said Tuesday.
An NHS England notification classifying AI scribes as Class I medical devices has sparked a worldwide discussion among AI scribe vendors, healthcare regulators and clinicians about the implications for innovation, patient safety and clinical workflows.
