Primary Health Minister Adriana LaGrange introduced a bill Monday that, if passed, will allow for rules to fast-track some medical tests without a referral from a health practitioner.
Have you ever received a prescription from a patient who lives in the US and the prescription is from a U.S. doctor? The authors did an environmental scan of relevant regulations to find out how pharmacists should respond.
Closing arguments in a lawsuit challenging ‘institutional religious obstruction’ to medical assistance in dying at Catholic-run, publicly funded hospitals began in Vancouver Monday.
Dr. Bonnie Henry made the comment as the province marks the 10th anniversary on Tuesday of the declaration of a health emergency over the toxic drug crisis, which has killed more than 18,000 people since then.
These physician archetypes can no longer survive. This collective loss of identity deserves our grief—but we need to figure our what a resilient MD actually looks like today.
A medical office assistant is a far cry from a receptionist. They are highly skilled professionals tackling a complex workload. But do we pay them enough to be able to afford a one-bedroom in the cities where we practice?
