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- 5/16/2024
Can a drug like Ozempic help treat addictions to alcohol, opioids or other substances?
Anecdotal reports from patients taking semaglutide for weight loss suggest it may also reduce their desire to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or take other drugs. But does the research back this up? - 5/16/2024
Ohio hopes six new rules will protect pharmacy workers from understaffing and burnout
What can Canadian pharmacists learn from Ohio's strategy? - 5/16/2024
Abortion pill or procedure? It’s My Choice website helps patients decide
The site, hosted by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, features an interactive decision aid to choose between an abortion pill or an abortion procedure. - 5/15/2024
Stressful life events can increase your risk of Alzheimer’s
Stressful life events, such as the death of a loved one or divorce, put a person at greater risk of developing dementia in later life, a recent study has found. But only if the stressful event happened in childhood or midlife. - 5/14/2024
What if flat feet were . . . normal? Debunking a myth about injuries
For many decades, if not centuries, researchers, medical professionals and the general population have believed that people with flat feet are more prone to developing a variety of problems. - 5/13/2024
Lunch breaks, quota bans and more: Ohio’s new rules fight burnout and understaffing
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy’s new rules offer an example of how to battle understaffing and burnout in pharmacy staff. - 5/13/2024
Rexall named one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for 2024
Five other Canadian healthcare companies also made the 2024 list of the Best Workplaces in Canada with over 1,000 employees. - 5/12/2024
Updated Best Possible Medication History Interview Guides help prevent errors
ISMP Canada and GeriMedRisk created the guides to creating Best Possible Medication Histories, which are an important way to counter inaccurate, incomplete drug information. - 5/9/2024
We looked at genetic clues to depression in more than 14,000 people. What we found may surprise you
These psychiatry researchers think contrasting ‘reactive’ depression with ‘endogenous depression is far too simple. - 5/9/2024
Pharmacare’s design could further fragment and politicize Canada’s health system
Pharmacare models seem to entail piecemeal expansion of drug coverage following separate negotiations with each province. I believe this approach risks incorporating several negative aspects of the complex and unequal U.S. health insurance system.