Healthcare

Depression rates among teens have been increasing since the early 2000s. A 2018 national survey found that 13.3% of U.S. adolescents experienced a major depressive episode in the last year.

In addition to Lyme disease, four other tick-borne diseases have started to emerge in Canada—anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan virus and Borrelia miyamotoi disease.

Minister Adrian Dix said the College of Pharmacists of BC will be responsible for ensuring its registrants comply with the new regulation.

Prescribers who co-sign, counter-sign or rewrite a semaglutide prescription for patients they haven’t seen or assessed would be considered in breach of professional standards, say two provincial regulators.

After a variety of treatments by a variety of physicians, a patient with perpetual warts seeks help at Dr. Robert Dickson's clinic.

'There are some misconceptions that many problems in the healthcare system can be fixed by simply opening up whatever rules currently limit applications of private healthcare,” said CMA president Dr. Alika Lafontaine. 'That’s why it’s important to open up these conversations.'

Registration deadline for PTPDC in Ontario is May 15, but spots are filling fast.

We asked readers to send us their pet pictures—and share you did! Here’s the first of many pharmacy pets we’ll be sharing in the weeks to come.