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- 7/13/2022
The Dutch public-private healthcare model is the fix Canada needs
Lawyer and health law specialist Tracey Tremayne-Lloyd argues Canada should look abroad for solutions, specifically to the Netherlands. - 7/13/2022
Public Health Ontario reports first confirmed female case of monkeypox
The average age of the confirmed cases, which are mostly reported in Toronto, is 37. - 7/13/2022
Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vax for youngest kids
Moderna's vaccine for infants and preschoolers has been approved as the first kind of COVID-19 shot for the age group. - 7/13/2022
Patient dies while waiting hours to be seen in New Brunswick emergency department
John Staples, a residential support worker, witnessed the incident early Tuesday morning as he waited with a client at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital and posted details on social media. - 7/13/2022
Federal government sends $2B in health transfers, other funding to provinces
Most of it is a $2-billion health transfer top-up the federal government pledged for provincial and territorial governments in March mainly to help relieve surgical backlogs. - 7/12/2022
People 50 and older can now get second COVID-19 boosters in Newfoundland and Labrador
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says residents as young as 50 can start making appointments today but cannot receive a second booster until at least 20 weeks has past from their first one. - 7/12/2022
Diabetes medications protect against blinding diseases
Metformin and other treatments reduce risk for glaucoma, AMD, but effect varies. - 7/12/2022
Can we prevent heart disease and cancer by taking vitamins and minerals?
North Americans spend tens of billions on nutritional supplements each year—so what are they getting out of them? - 7/12/2022
Antibiotic use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of skin conditions, asthma in offspring
Their use may influence the ‘atopic march’ in young children. - 7/12/2022
Where do Canada's provinces and territories stand on COVID-19 fourth doses?
Some are offering the second boosters to all adults in response to the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, while others are keeping access limited for now with an eye to the fall.