Healthcare

Looking forward into the past: Lessons for the future of Medicare on its 60th anniversary
It is the 60th anniversary of Medicare, but no one seems to care. It is, after all, hard to be enthusiastic about a system in crisis.
Ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare systems grow in frequency and sophistication
Disruptions during ransomware attacks affect care delivery, jeopardize information integrity, and may threaten patient safety and outcomes.

100,000 units of amoxicillin coming to Canada

The drug is being imported by specialty pharmaceutical company Juno Pharmaceuticals.
Pharmacists can suffer from lonely leadership

Considering what to write this week, I am reminded of how many leaders are lonely and feel isolated and disconnected from others.
EXPLAINER: Why did NFL player Damar Hamlin suffer sudden cardiac arrest during a game?

The incident kicked off discussions on social media about CPR and other emergency measures everyone—not just medical professionals—should be trained in.
Ottawa paramedic leader says drug supply getting more toxic amid overdose crisis

Ottawa paramedic leader Darryl Wilton says not a day went by in 2022 that didn't include an overdose-related call.
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 jumps from 9.9% to 40.5% of U.S. COVID cases in two weeks

Concerns raised about another potential wave of COVID-19 cases following the busy holiday travel season.
Two health-tech players join forces to offer online booking for minor ailments prescribing and other pharmacy-based clinical services

Vancouver-based Medimap and Toronto-based MedEssist are set to launch online service that will connect patients to pharmacies that offer clinical services.
Team-based care is the solution for healthcare sustainability

The primary care crisis puts all care at risk and Dr. Kevin Wasko argues the solution is clear.
Pharmacists should be on alert after rise in forged prescriptions: B.C. College

There has been a “vast increase” in forged prescriptions for controlled substances, and pharmacists should be on alert for them, according to The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

Looking forward into the past: Lessons for the future of Medicare on its 60th anniversary

Ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare systems grow in frequency and sophistication

100,000 units of amoxicillin coming to Canada

Pharmacists can suffer from lonely leadership

EXPLAINER: Why did NFL player Damar Hamlin suffer sudden cardiac arrest during a game?

Ottawa paramedic leader says drug supply getting more toxic amid overdose crisis

Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 jumps from 9.9% to 40.5% of U.S. COVID cases in two weeks

Two health-tech players join forces to offer online booking for minor ailments prescribing and other pharmacy-based clinical services

Team-based care is the solution for healthcare sustainability

Pharmacists should be on alert after rise in forged prescriptions: B.C. College