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- 2/24/2022
Great saves: Virtual care rescue
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. Dr. Christine Dickson talks about her previously familiarity with a tool allowed her to make a quick pivot. - 2/24/2022
Health Canada warns of risks of ingesting or spilling rapid test solution
The agency issued a public advisory on the federal government's website on Thursday, saying it is aware of approximately 50 calls related to accidental exposure, which have resulted in minor health outcomes. - 2/24/2022
KEEP UP QUIZ: How closely did you follow healthcare news during the week of Feb. 21?
Did you miss any key details in healthcare news this week? Take our new weekly quiz to see how much you remember! - 2/24/2022
The more meat, the more cancer
Low to no meat diets found to substantially lower the risk for breast, colorectal and prostate cancer - 2/24/2022
Great saves: A turn in the hall
Doctors share moments, big and small, when things could have gone wrong but went right. Dr. Jabir Jassam talks about going with a hunch. - 2/24/2022
N.B. to end vaccine passport Feb. 28, lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March 14
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs today unveiled the province's timeline to end all pandemic-related public health restrictions. - 2/23/2022
KEEP UP QUIZ: How well did you follow healthcare news during the week of Feb. 21?
Major vaccine news came out this week, as well as Olympic scandal and further debate of the use of private facilities to help handle Canada's surgery backlog. - 2/23/2022
What do we know about BA.2, the sublineage of COVID-19's Omicron variant?
BA.2 was detected in Canada as early as December, according to Health Canada data, but a report last week from the B.C. COVID-19 modelling group suggests the newer Omicron strain could be spreading faster in parts of the country than the current dominant version, BA.1. - 2/23/2022
Oversight committee rules out mysterious brain disease in New Brunswick
The oversight committee of six neurologists was appointed last year after questions were raised about the existence of a mystery brain syndrome that had alarmed residents and stumped the medical community.