Patient Compliance

Nova Scotia's health minister has ordered a review into the circumstances surrounding the death in hospital of an Annapolis Valley man as he waited for an ambulance transfer.

Study examines time course of cardiovascular disease risk reduction after smoking cessation

When the protagonists of a buddy-cop flick go to see the doctor, you’ve got yourself a movie just waiting to be made

Canadian suit alleges companies falsely marketed opioids as less addictive than other pain drugs

A third-party insurer accused the pharmacist of submitting at least $100,000 worth of claims that couldn’t be supported with inventory purchase records

Two doctors were acting within the rules and providing adequate care to an elderly patient when they imposed a "do not resuscitate'' order on the man without notifying him or his substitute decision maker, an Ontario judge ruled recently.