Public Health & Preventive Medicine

Some pharmacists in Nova Scotia will be allowed to prescribe PrEP under a new study out of Dalhousie University.

Danish study suggests yes, but not in psoriasis patients.

Auditor general Michael Pickup says the Health Ministry had ways to estimate vaccination rates for residents and staff in about 500 long-term care and assisted-living facilities but the process was cumbersome.

Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of up to 1.2 million people annually, making them one of the leading causes of death.

Jason Copping said Thursday that the workforce is stretched and demands will only increase as the population ages.

The premiers say in a letter sent today that they are prepared to accept the offer for now but further discussions are needed to establish longer-term predictability and stability in healthcare.

Five hundred people were seen by Shoppers Drug Mart stores alone in the first week of the pilot program

NDP Leader Rachel Notley says if her party forms government after the spring election, its goal would be for a million or more Albertans to be able to see their family doctor within a day or two near where they live.