Patient Compliance

Two pharmacists pursue different paths to make weight-management a key part of their practice.

Dr. Katherine Chu, an obstetrician and gynecologist, had been the subject of a complaint alleging that she failed to properly provide follow-up advice after a patient was diagnosed with Stage 1 endometrioid adenocarcinoma in March 2019.

With primary care sometimes difficult to access and ER wait times high, the number of patients leaving without treatment has spiked.

Pharmacists have added immense value to primary care services and access, while bearing the administrative and operational burden of health and safety regulatory standards and navigating unfair and complex drug coverage standards for patients. There is minimal, reduced, or no funding supporting these expanded responsibilities.

About 5,000 patients in Regina are now searching for a new family doctor after a clinic that received government money closed over the weekend.

Dr. Wael Saber will tell you that patients visiting the access clinic at the Charlotte County Wellness Centre—a clinic specifically designed to divert patients from the emergency room—have pleaded with him to become their full-time doctor.

Much of the conversation about Botox centres on whether it looks good or bad, or if getting it can be considered a ‘feminist’ choice. Less attention has been given to the fact that research indicates that one in six patients who are injected with Botox—or Botulinum toxin, a neurotoxin—experiences adverse effects from the procedure.