Patient Compliance

Minor ailments counselling tools: #1 Moderate to severe dry eye
Students from the Advanced Patient Self-Care class at University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy have created counselling tools and patient handouts on some common minor ailments and conditions.
Case report: Unexpected chest lesions
A patient's one "additional" concern turns out to be a startling and interesting case.

Efficacy and safety of deucravacitinib in the treatment of plaque psoriasis

Study explores whether this treatment can be an effective and well-tolerated once-daily option.
Alberta to use shuttles, taxis to transport some patients in effort to improve EMS

Premier Danielle Smith announced the province-wide program today to free up ambulances and paramedics so they can respond to emergency calls more quickly.
'Deplorable': Pharmacist who filed over $660K in false claims hit with 15-month suspension and $12,500 in costs

Toronto pharmacist and pharmacy owner Leon Rawa 'should have known better,' wrote the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
Quebec health minister says ER overcrowding improving, union says ERs in 'crisis'

The average occupancy rate in Quebec's emergency rooms was 130% on Wednesday afternoon.
Diet alone can reduce CVD risk by 10% over a decade—more in women and Black adults

But Canadian doctor questions whether people can stick to it.
The symptoms that stick around: Quebec researchers examine persistent symptoms following Omicron infection

Study identifies risk factors and prevalence of ongoing symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection in adults.
Case report: Allergy or virus-related rash?

It is interesting to learn how patients connect (or fail to connect) life events to medical problems.
WHO 'very concerned' about reports of severe COVID in China

Some scientists have warned that the unchecked spread of COVID-19 in China could spur the emergence of new variants, which might unravel progress made globally to contain the pandemic.

Minor ailments counselling tools: #1 Moderate to severe dry eye

Case report: Unexpected chest lesions

Efficacy and safety of deucravacitinib in the treatment of plaque psoriasis

Alberta to use shuttles, taxis to transport some patients in effort to improve EMS

'Deplorable': Pharmacist who filed over $660K in false claims hit with 15-month suspension and $12,500 in costs

Quebec health minister says ER overcrowding improving, union says ERs in 'crisis'

Diet alone can reduce CVD risk by 10% over a decade—more in women and Black adults

The symptoms that stick around: Quebec researchers examine persistent symptoms following Omicron infection

Case report: Allergy or virus-related rash?

WHO 'very concerned' about reports of severe COVID in China