Healthcare

The national movement, which began at Western University, is being led by students and is not affiliated with any of the faculties of medicine

Pharmacists encouraged to use judgment to reduce unnecessary physician or hospital visits

The RxA said that funding the service could allow pharmacists to help relieve health system

Anne Tufts admitted to removing narcotics from the pharmacy at which she worked for personal misuse

Canadians may access normally for-fee telemedicine service at no cost, for a one-week period

The association has cautioned the public against the hoarding medications

One infectious disease specialist stressed that social distancing plays the bigger role in containing spread; with measures to limit contact with others, the need for tests will drop

Some provinces have begun reaching out to recently retired doctors and nurses to ask them to return to work if the pandemic worsens. The answer has been a resounding yes.