Healthcare

The institute’s healthcare spending data includes money spent by the public sector, private sector and money paid by individuals.

I got into pharmacy school not realizing the vast array of opportunities that existed for pharmacists. The profession of pharmacy was interesting to me because it allowed me to help and connect with patients while still being able to manage and build a business.

Members made their voices heard at a CFPC meeting on Wednesday night. So what will the college do now that physicians have asserted their concerns in this forum?

It’s not expanded scope that has us so burnt out and stressed. It’s corporate pressures to perform, and the unceasing noise, confusion and mixed messaging around what we can and can’t do, and how.

A heavy reliance on locums—who are increasingly becoming harder to entice to the North—means more doctors in this part of the province are working longer, harder and making tough choices to spend less time on primary care patients.

Here's a thought experiment to consider where the baseline of normal deviates throughout our lifetime.

There’s some evidence that taking particular supplements, while also eating a healthy diet, can make a difference

Affected hospitals have been forced to postpone and reschedule many surgeries and appointments.