Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed 25 health-related bills, including controversial legislation that extends for two years a study program that allows non-surgical abortions to be performed by a limited number of nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and physician assistants.
TORONTO | Although Canadians are aware the incidence of Alzheimer’s is expected to double in the next 15 years, the vast majority of them have not prepared a homecare contingency plan in the event that they or a loved one are diagnosed with the disease.
Hundreds of New York City high schools students have received morning-after pills since the launch of a program that provides emergency contraception through public school nurses, the city’s health department said on Monday.
The Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia (PANS) has just closed nominations that call for the first ever student representative to sit on the PANS Board.
Although it is still too early to predict what the coming flu season will be like, pharmacists in British Columbia are gearing up. And if past trends continue, pharmacies will be playing a bigger role than ever.
A doctor who once shot video of a nude and unconscious patient is on the verge of losing his licence taken away by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
TORONTO | The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) says it is "extremely disappointed" with the provincial government's reported intention to cap salaries for newly hired hospital executives at $418,000 a year.
