Healthcare

Some patients decide to ignore—or cover up—lesions in the hope they will go away, despite the fact that they are obviously worsening

Physicians-in-triage can help improve emergency department flow, but the CMPA warns that clear roles, communication and followup are key to reducing medico-legal risk.

A pharmacist avoids a potentially harmful dosing error after recognizing that different strengths of a combination drug were not directly interchangeable.

A new infographic breaks down the economic impact of pharmacies across Canada, province by province.

Nurses have been refusing non-nursing duties.

A patient was prescribed 1 mg of hydromorphone at home. Instead, they received four 10 mg injections. By the time the mistake was caught, it was too late.

The parasite can contaminate food when the feces of an infected person gets into the water supply used for crops or in food processing or packaging.

A 37-year-old Toronto man with stage 4 melanoma is searching for answers on why his application for funding under Ontario's health plan for therapy in the U.S. was denied.