ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/19/2022
How do you let the community know about your counselling services?
Spreading word in the community about patient counselling is no easy chore – especially when many of your customers would rather head for the parking lot with their medication than listen to advice from a member of your dispensary team. - 4/19/2022
Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 hospital patient deaths
Dr. William Husel was accused of ordering the drugs for 14 patients in the Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases that involved at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. - 4/19/2022
Cardiac rehab for heart patients saves lives and money, so why isn’t it used more?
As a cardiac rehabilitation researcher for the past 20 years, I work with the preventive cardiology community to ensure more patients access these lifesaving programs. - 4/19/2022
Can pharmacists find joy in the day-to-day grind?
Courage to persist strongly regardless of how dirty the task allows us to outwork others. Pushing forward, notwithstanding the required sweat, provides an identity of tenacity that we grow to actually enjoy. The effort finds small wins in getting the hard things done by showing up each day and doing things right. For this reason, joy is found in the grind. - 4/19/2022
Unlike in the rest of Canada, free rapid COVID 19 tests not widely available in N.L.
Heather Elliott, a retail worker from St. John's, says many of her friends and family are scrambling to find take-home rapid tests. - 4/19/2022
Helping Ukraine
Ontario physician Dr. Iuliia Povieriena has turned her home and her life mission into getting medical supplies to Ukraine. - 4/18/2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
Latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose about 18% across Canada between April 4 and April 11—to 6,020 people needing beds from 5,109. - 4/18/2022
Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US
Last week, British officials reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, found in children since January. - 4/18/2022
Doctors suggest new names for low grade prostate cancer
Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostates as men age, and most prostate cancers are harmless. - 4/18/2022
B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
The Health Ministry says some nurses trained outside the country can wait years to get registered and licensed as their credentials are assessed and their English language skills are tested.