Healthcare

Canadian healthcare providers should mention cardiovascular disease prevention as a benefit when promoting the usefulness of flu vaccines to the public.

A dose-response association was found in a study of children in Japan.

Stakeholders told Health Canada their ideas ranging from a stronger domestic market and better website materials to tracking drugs with AI and adding punishments around not reporting.

Given the increasingly widespread use of antidepressants, researchers believe more attention should be paid to the risks for hospitalized patients.

Assessment tool for those 65+ informs care and results in better outcomes for patients—but they are not used nearly enough

AHS has had a tumultuous end to its year off the back of announcements from the Alberta premier’s office about major overhaul coming to the healthcare system.

The Ontario Pharmacists Association has come out against the new fee, calling it a shift towards ‘U.S. PBM-style operations and business practices into the Canadian market.’

Data shared last week shows the number of new reported HIV cases more than doubled between 2021 and 2022, to 310 from 141.