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- 8/18/2022
Pfizer booster dose approved for kids between five and 11 years old
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Health Canada is authorizing a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old. - 8/17/2022
The rise of ‘Dr. Google’: The risks of self-diagnosis and searching symptoms online
Here is a common scenario: picture someone sitting at home, when suddenly their head starts pounding, their eyes start to itch and their heart rate rises. They reach for their phone or laptop to quickly Google what can possibly be wrong. - 8/17/2022
Ontario nursing college proposes to temporarily register international nurses
Health Minister Sylvia Jones recently directed the College of Nurses of Ontario to develop plans to more quickly register internationally educated professionals within two weeks. - 8/17/2022
Ontario doctor facing three more murder charges as police probe hospital deaths
Dr. Nadler, 35, was initially charged with first-degree murder in March 2021. - 8/17/2022
Ontario's kids need to catch up on standard vaccines
Routine, flu and COVID-19 vaccine uptake is especially important this fall. - 8/17/2022
Won't pay for travel: Saskatchewan to send patients to Alberta for privatized surgery
NDP Opposition Leader Carla Beck criticized the delivery of out-of-province care, saying it would allow people to jump the line, which goes against the principles of the Canadian healthcare system. - 8/17/2022
'Weak spot' in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments: researchers
Researchers say exploiting that weakness could pave the way for new treatments that would be effective against all strains of the illness that has killed almost 6.5-million people across the globe since it was identified more than two years ago. - 8/17/2022
Ontario to fund more private clinic surgeries in bid to stabilize healthcare system
The plan comes as nursing staff shortages have seen emergency departments across the province close throughout the summer for hours or days at a time.