Patient Lifestyle

Who is your audience as a pharmacist? New mothers in their 40s. Extended families. You may even be prescribing vet meds for your patients' animals.

As eligibility for COVID-19 boosters begins to trickle in for certain Ontarians, Dr. Mary Fernando questions why family doctors and even immunologists aren't allowed to make their own assessments as to which of their patients is most at risk and therefore in need of the shot.

A Pathway to Hope started out by focusing on a three-year plan to address four priority needs.

Canadian Paediatric Society provides guidance on identification, suggested investigations, management and follow-up in youth.

While antibodies—proteins created after infection or vaccination that help prevent future invasions from the pathogen—do level off over time, experts say that's supposed to happen.

The decision to provide this care must be made in conjunction with, and with the consent of the patient, and when the benefits to the patient outweigh any risk.