Four Types of Medical Care in Canada – Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Care

There are four types of medical care in Canada. Understanding these Canadian healthcare structures – primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care, is key to making informed decisions about your health. This knowledge empowers you to navigate the system and seek the medical care that is right for you. This blog post will delve into the …

The Crucial Role of Pharmacists in Filling Prescriptions

The Crucial Role of Pharmacists in Filling Prescriptions. Pharmacists play a crucial role in our healthcare system, ensuring that patients receive accurate and safe prescription medications. Their expertise extends beyond simply dispensing pills. Pharmacists are highly trained professionals who are responsible for verifying prescriptions, checking for potential drug interactions, providing dosage instructions to patients, and …

Food Poisoning Causes and Solutions

Food poisoning is a common disease during the summer that affects us after we swallow contaminated, expired, or toxic food/drinks. The symptoms can be mild as well as serious. Depending on the germ, the symptoms can be felt within a few hours to a few days. This blog gives an overview of some common food …

How to use your sunscreen right

How to use your sunscreen right.  Summers are synonymous with a lot of outdoor sports, camping, and barbeque. However, we cannot deny the skin hazards associated with excessive exposure to harmful UV rays of the sun. The easiest way to prevent the sun from causing redness, patches, sunburns, and tans on your skin is by …

How to respond to common side effects of COVID-19 Vaccination?

Experiencing side effects for the next two days after COVID-19 vaccination is normal. As the government has a COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan in place, let us discuss some facts about the common side effects of COVID-19 Vaccination. How do the COVID-19 vaccines work? mRNA vaccines, like Pfizer and Moderna, provide instructions to your cells for …