Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the province launched its Pharmacy Plus program just over three years ago, almost 250,000 assessments have been done by ...

Therese Canares, Bus '21 (MBA), a pediatric emergency physician, has a grand vision: to save people from having to make an unnecessary trip to the doctor's office if they think they have strep throat.

Strep throat is caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria and is highly contagious. Symptoms include a severe sore throat, ...

Nationally, respiratory illness is causing a moderate number of people to seek health care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Respiratory illnesses range from the common ...

Pharmacists on Prince Edward Island can now test and treat Islanders for strep throat — something for which patients previously had to be referred to a doctor or nurse practitioner. That change is ...