Public Health & Preventive Medicine

The changes are set to take effect Sept. 1.

The federal agency says Alberta risks losing federal transfer health payments if it doesn’t do something about it, but Premier Danielle Smith says if rules are being broken they will act.

ERs across the Lower Mainland have made the news for being at capacity and past their breaking points. This overcrowding led to the death of an infant in 2020 and a senior in 2022.

Research from Montreal-based team could pave the way for new therapeutic avenues to prevent type 2 diabetes.

The companies say virtual care is bridging the gap for Canadians, half of whom say they can’t schedule a same-day or next-day doctor’s appointment.

Pharmacists at some locations will be able to assess and prescribe for some chronic conditions and strep throat.

All licenced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should consider taking the class, the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals says.

Patients and their providers increasingly face limited or nonexistent supplies of drugs, many of which treat conditions such as cancer, heart disease and bacterial infections. But why?