Respirology

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday the masks must be worn by all healthcare workers, volunteers and visitors in patient-care areas starting Oct. 3 to guard against spreading illnesses to those who are vulnerable.

Posters showing individual physician's prescribing habits are put up by the coffee machine to spark a friendly competition.

According to the 2023 Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines on pharmacotherapy in patients with stable COPD, all the following statements are true, EXCEPT for . . .

The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) board of directors has prepared regulatory amendments that would, if approved by government, expand the scope of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.

Canadian Thoracic Society issues updated recommendations and a revised treatment pathway to optimize maintenance pharmacologic therapy in stable COPD.

Yong De Lin, 66, was arraigned on four criminal charges Monday in connection with unlicensed treatments he performed on 63-year-old Shujuan Jiang.