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- 11/16/2020
B.C. piloting at-home care for acute patients
Acute care patients can voluntarily become part of the program if they're assessed by a doctor as a good candidate, have a caregiver at home and who would normally only require and brief hospital stay and live within a short drive of a hospital. - 11/16/2020
P.E.I. Medical Society teaming up with province to recruit more doctors
Over the past several months, the society has been negotiating a plan whereby P.E.I. doctors will be paid to recruit other doctors to practice on the Island. - 11/16/2020
Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says
Signs from the Southern Hemisphere, which gets hit with flu season first, were reason to hope the "twindemic'' wasn't going to happen here. - 11/16/2020
Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy
Using a secure pharmacy profile, customers can add their insurance information, manage prescriptions, and choose payment options before checking out. Prime members receive unlimited, free two-day delivery on orders from Amazon Pharmacy included with their membership. - 11/16/2020
Cold, flu or COVID: assessing the symptoms
The pandemic has thrown a major new curveball at pharmacists when it comes to assessing patient symptoms during cold and flu season. Here are some useful questions to ask when screening patients with winter respiratory symptoms. - 11/15/2020
Keeping seniors safe in cold and flu season
- 11/15/2020
Caring for kids with colds
It often seems like children catch one cold after another all winter long. In fact, they can get as many as eight to 10 colds each year before they turn two years old. - 11/15/2020
Nova Scotia pharmacist converts old ambulance into mobile flu vaccine clinic
Hatt typically sets up the clinic in the parking lot of a local community centre, dispensing with the need for more stringent COVID-19 protocols that would be needed for an indoor operation.