Healthcare

Should certain arthritis DMARDs be held briefly after COVID-19 vaccination?
Study assesses whether holding certain DMARD therapy for two weeks after COVID-19 vaccination improves vaccine immunogenicity or worsens arthritis disease activity.
Standing tall in hate’s wake
The Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada experienced a multi-person virtual attack generally targeted at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Nfld.’s aging population is facing a growing crisis we can no longer pay lip service to

The new provincial government must invest in healthy aging and aging in the right place to ensure the sustainability of its healthcare system.
Are women better psychiatrists?

We live in a world where men are expected to be more assertive and women are assumed to be more nurturing, and so maybe we just see what we are looking for.
Ontario narrows out-of-country drug funding rules after cancer patient court victory

Ontario’s public drug programs has argued that funding treatments abroad could discourage manufacturers from participating in Canada’s drug review process.
Quebec’s chief coroner orders investigation into five doctor suicides

In September, over 1,500 Quebec physicians signed an open letter calling for an inquest into the deaths of doctors who died by suicide.
Fact File: Misleading headlines claim Canadian woman received MAID because she lost ability to cook

The claim stems from an opinion article written by two Canadian psychiatrists who recount the woman’s story.
8 practical ways to stay healthy behind the pharmacy counter and avoid chronic aches and pain

Prolonged standing, repetitive movements and hours at a computer are all part of everyday pharmacy practice. But pharmacists don’t have to accept sore feet, stiff necks and aching backs as part of the job.
What Canadians think about different ways to increase doctor supply

A new survey looks at several possibilities to see what the average patient thinks. Doc, what do you think of these ideas?
What to know about the fears of pneumonic plague in Russia

The disease behind the Black Death is much more treatable nowadays.
Drug News—September 2026

A full overview of new therapies, indications, Health Canada advisories, new generics and more.
Infections cause a lot of cancer. But which infections? And which cancers?

A new analysis of incidence in 2024 breaks the connection down.