Healthcare

The outcomes for patients with persistent low back pain are substantially less favourable than previously thought, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Combining both throat and nasal swabs improves sensitivity, Danish study says.

‘Despite the fact that systems [around the world] are so different, the challenges are very much the same,’ says Sandra Hanna, chief executive officer of the association.

A hepatologist outlines what actually happens to this organ when you lay off the sauce, even just for a few weeks.

In a live poll at the OPA RxTalks conference, 95% of pharmacists in the audience said they had experienced or witnessed mistreatment by a patient. The problem goes beyond the people in that room and it's time to address it.

The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants.

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Applications are currently being accepted for its pharmacy technician and assistant programs, which will begin this fall.