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- 12/5/2022
B.C. to start public push to get more kids vaccinated against flu as cases climb
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said after two years of low rates of flu, mostly due to travel restrictions, the province is seeing a "dramatic increase'' in illness and it arrived sooner than normal. - 12/5/2022
Doctors say flu starting to hit adults as hospitalization rates of seniors climb
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says he's already seeing more seniors with flu as in-patients at Toronto General Hospital. - 12/4/2022
Respite care staff redeployed to help out at Alberta Children's Hospital
Alberta Health Services says in a news release that with respiratory viruses surging in the community, Alberta Children's Hospital is seeing “sustained high volumes of acutely ill patients.'' - 12/4/2022
Case report: Cure for foot fungus?
A patient claims to have found a cure for his persistent foot fungus, but Dr. Robert Dickson has doubts. - 12/4/2022
Veterans' cases raise fresh concerns about expanding assisted dying law
Revelations that some Canadian veterans have been offered medically assisted deaths while seeking help from the federal government are adding to worries about Ottawa's plans to expand such procedures. - 12/4/2022
Pharmacists ask parents not to stockpile as shortage of kids pain meds continues
The federal government imported one million units of children's acetaminophen—commonly known as Tylenol—as emergency relief amid a shortage coupled with soaring rates of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. - 12/4/2022
Most B.C. kids and adults younger than 60 infected with COVID-19 or vaccinated: study
Lead author Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an epidemiologist at the BC Centre for Disease Control, said the findings can be generalized to the rest of Canada. - 12/4/2022
Canadian Red Cross to help CHEO amid surge in respiratory illnesses in children
Red Cross spokesperson Leianne Musselman said the organization will provide "small teams'' to support hospital staff and allow them to focus on clinical tasks. - 12/4/2022
Ottawa calls for project proposals that help internationally trained health workers
The federal government is set to put $90 million toward such projects. - 12/4/2022
N.L. children's hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness
Eastern Health says patients affected by the cancellations will be contacted directly and appointments for surgery will be rescheduled for a later date.