Healthcare

The product should only be used when patients are unresponsive to conventional first-line therapies for these types of acne.

A new provincial initiative kicks in Aug. 1 to provide local seniors with exercise and fall prevention classes.

A recent study led by Dr. David Reuben, director of geriatrics at UCLA, and published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society shows that patients co-managed by a nurse practioner and a primary care physician together were more likely to receive the recommended care than those seen by a doctor working independently.

A prominent B.C. physician and a former president of the British Columbia Medical Association says he joined a right-to-die group after watching the painful decline of his parents.

TORONTO | The 2012-2013 Report Card on Cancer in Canada from the Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada says government funding and support are desperately needed consistently across the country to improve the current landscape for cancer care, treatment and prevention.

TORONTO | The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has opened an investigation into high-profile Toronto sports doctor Anthony Galea.

TORONTO | Kevin J. Leonard, a widely respected advocate for patients' rights and a more patient-focused healthcare delivery system, has died of complications from pneumonia a few days before what would have been his 56th birthday.

What do policymakers think about pharmacies discounting their fees while at the same time lobbying them for more money? I asked two of the leaders behind Ontario’s drug reforms about the controversial practice.