We all know that most people could improve the quality of their diet. Most of us do not eat the recommended five-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables – let alone seven or even ten, as some have suggested. Nor do we consume adequate amounts of oily fish. Instead, intakes are often too high in saturated fats and sugars added …
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Head of Canadian Pharmacist Association says pharmacists all over Canada should have to report errors The head of the Canadian Pharmacist Association says pharmacists need better support but also need to be more accountable. The comments come after a Lutsel K’e man, James Marlowe, suffered dizzy spells after a Yellowknife pharmacist accidentally gave him heart medication pills that were 10 times …
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Digital health care in Nova Scotia could undergo an expansion that will make it easier for doctors and patients alike to access vital medical data. Orion Health North America, whose representatives visited Halifax Monday and Tuesday, with its new product titled Rhapsody that pulls in data such as patient lab results from a range of …
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A frail 70-year-old patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) carefully gets out of bed every morning and checks his vital signs, answers questions on a computer tablet about how he’s feeling and sends off the results electronically to a registered nurse (RN). The patient is a resident at LOFT Bradford House, which is part …
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