Healthcare

A statement from Michael Harvey’s office says its investigation found 71 incidents of snooping by 36 health workers in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health authorities as well as the Provincial Health Services Authority.

Study reports urinary incontinence in 29% of young women taking antipsychotic drugs compared to 13% of age-matched controls.

New CIHI data tells a troubling story.

Dr. Celeste Jean Thirlwell would offer the first exemption letter to a patient for $300, with discount pricing for multiple letters and multiple family members.

To me, Prime Minister Mark Carney's groundbreaking speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos contained many obvious parallels between Canada's place in the world and pharmacy's place in healthcare.

Antoine Désilets, executive director of Société Santé en français, told the committee that two-thirds of francophones outside Quebec reported having only partial access to French-language health services, or none at all, in a 2022 Health Canada consultation.

While wanting to be careful to comply with CPSO rules, it seems like I can give some advice on this to patients. The short version: Stay away from ‘big box’ pharmacies.

British Columbia’s budget is hurting the young, the old and cancer patients alike as government construction undergoes what the government says is a ‘re-pacing’ to address fiscal pressures.