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- 4/18/2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
Latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose about 18% across Canada between April 4 and April 11—to 6,020 people needing beds from 5,109. - 4/18/2022
Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US
Last week, British officials reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, found in children since January. - 4/18/2022
Doctors suggest new names for low grade prostate cancer
Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostates as men age, and most prostate cancers are harmless. - 4/18/2022
B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
The Health Ministry says some nurses trained outside the country can wait years to get registered and licensed as their credentials are assessed and their English language skills are tested. - 4/13/2022
Hemodialysis: New research could vastly improve this life-sustaining treatment for kidney failure patients
Around one in 10 Canadians has kidney disease and millions more are at risk. - 4/13/2022
Saskatchewan woman alleges hospital broke her premature baby's leg
Teelah Soosay said her seven-month-old baby, Tobias, has been in the Jim Pattinson Children's Hospital in Saskatoon since his birth in September. - 4/13/2022
Montreal study shows effectiveness of fluvoxamine against COVID-19
A new study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) confirms the benefits of fluvoxamine in preventing the risk of hospitalization following a COVID-19 infection. - 4/13/2022
Improve health care: Reduce administrative burden
Admin overload: Dr. Alykhan Abdulla argues we need scribes, we need more allied healthcare workers and we need more IT solutions in the second of a three-part series. - 4/13/2022
Health Canada greenlights AstraZeneca COVID-19 drug to prevent infection
The drug, named Evusheld, is intended for people who cannot receive a typical vaccine or for whom vaccines alone won't provide enough immunity.