Healthcare

Nova Scotia law would create protest buffer zones around healthcare facilities

The Progressive Conservative government says the Protecting Access to Health Services Act will also ban protests at the homes of patients who receive care where they live.
NSAIDs give outpatient surgery patients better pain relief than codeine

Systematic review of studies finds that based on both its relative efficacy and its side effect profile, codeine use is rarely warranted.
Frequency of short- and long-term post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study shows more than half of COVID-19 survivors experience post-acute sequelae six months after COVID-19 recovery.
Rounds: Top 10 racial microaggressions by patients

We asked doctors about microaggressions relating to race they experience they experience in a healthcare setting.
WHO honors Henrietta Lacks, woman whose cells served science
Oral COVID-19 vaccines in early phases of development and study

Several companies pursuing COVID-19 vaccines that can be given by noninjectable routes of administration.
Amazon Pharmacy is coming. Will you be ready?

What do you feel when you hear Amazon Pharmacy is coming to Canada? Fear? Frustration? Annoyance? Perhaps you feel excited because you are curious to try the service?
PTCB launches point-of-care testing credential for techs

U.S. pharmacy technicians can now earn a credential for administering POCTs for COVID-19 and other diagnostic tests

Solve my problem: How do you best balance teaching responsibilities with patient care and clinic admin work?