Healthcare

Nova Scotia's Justice Department said Tuesday it won't pursue legal action against a politician who posted information about a woman who died in hospital after a seven-hour wait for a doctor.

The psychoactive compound produced by the mushrooms—called psilocybin—is not legal in Canada but there are early clinical trials underway to test its effectiveness in treating mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.

eSight’s story began more than three decades ago, when Ontario electrical engineer Conrad Lewis decided to help his two sisters, who had been diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease.

Drinking 2 cups of coffee daily doubles CVD mortality risk in people with severe hypertension, study.

Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, the Independent member for Cumberland North, told reporters Monday she was advised to take down a letter on her Facebook page that she wrote to Health Minister Michelle Thompson.

With the introduction of new and increasingly effective treatments, it is important for pharmacists to ask, engage and assist people with obesity. But many pharmacists and healthcare professionals don’t feel they have the tools and knowledge for effective management.

Our new scopes of practice offer amazing patient care opportunities and increased awareness of pharmacists as primary health. Sadly, the public still sees a lot of pharmacist counting pills and cashing out purchases.

The changes mean internationally educated nurses will no longer be required to pay application and assessment fees upfront, which can be over $3,700.