Healthcare

What would pharmacare cost and look like in Canada?
Progress on pharmacare is one of the conditions of the confidence-and-supply agreement the NDP entered with the Liberals last year.
B.C. moves closer to allowing pharmacists to prescribe for minor ailments
B.C. has taken the first steps to allow pharmacists to prescribe for minor ailments and contraception with two proposed amendments that offer insights into the details of how this will work.

First treatment for generalized pustular psoriasis in adults approved

Health Canada has approved Spevigo, the first treatment for flares in adults who have generalized pustular psoriasis.
Green for 'go have unprotected sex': This FDA-approved contraception app is worse than the old fashioned Rhythm Method

The app only requires one input: your temperature as soon as you wake up, and the app makes predictions about your fertility each day.
Saskatchewan announces increased compensation to doctors for after hours care

The province announced Friday an agreement in principle with the Saskatchewan Medical Association that will see additional funding available to eligible after-hours urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Study examines cardiovascular safety of Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

Results show no difference in risk of stroke, myocardial infarction or pulmonary embolism with Pfizer monovalent versus Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 boosters.
New Brunswick accelerates process to license out of province nurses

New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch welcomed the new rules, saying the government looks forward to further conversations with the association.
Clock ticks on Liberal NDP deal as budget omits pharmacare bill promised in 2023

Noticeably absent from the NDP leader’s recent speech, and from the 2023-24 spending plan, was any mention of one of his party’s biggest priorities: pharmacare.
What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life

Xylazine is increasingly appearing within the U.S. supply of illicit opioids like fentanyl and heroin.
‘An antiquated and romantic notion’: N.L. premier says solo clinic practice will become a thing of the past in his province

Premier Dr. Andrew Furey says the Doc Martin model of healthcare will slowly fade away in favour of team-based models.

What would pharmacare cost and look like in Canada?

B.C. moves closer to allowing pharmacists to prescribe for minor ailments

First treatment for generalized pustular psoriasis in adults approved

Green for 'go have unprotected sex': This FDA-approved contraception app is worse than the old fashioned Rhythm Method

Saskatchewan announces increased compensation to doctors for after hours care

Study examines cardiovascular safety of Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

New Brunswick accelerates process to license out of province nurses

Clock ticks on Liberal NDP deal as budget omits pharmacare bill promised in 2023

What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life

‘An antiquated and romantic notion’: N.L. premier says solo clinic practice will become a thing of the past in his province