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- 2/3/2022
Case report: A remote rash
Dr. Robert Dickson found diagnosis of a recent rash much more difficult when the patient declined to be seen in person. - 2/3/2022
Large rigs set up near main entrance to Manitoba legislature
Protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions spread Friday to Manitoba's capital, where more than two dozen large trucks and farm vehicles blocked the main entrance to the legislature grounds and one block of a nearby street. - 2/3/2022
Hospitals, police prepare for planned protest outside Ontario legislature as Ottawa demonstrations continue
Women's College Hospital said its urgent care clinic would not offer in-person appointments Saturday—though it opened an additional clinic on Friday—and Mount Sinai said it recommended its ambulatory clinics review appointments and reschedule non-urgent care. - 2/3/2022
It may be possible for people who got Omicron to be reinfected with it, experts say
As many as four million Ontarians may have been infected with the Omicron variant, according to the province's science advisers, but their illnesses—particularly the milder ones—may not stop them from getting reinfected. - 2/3/2022
Ottawa police deploy 'surge' in bid to control, end 'increasingly volatile' protest
Police Chief Peter Sloly says the patrolling officers will focus on mischief, hate, harassment, threats and other intimidating behaviour to send a clear message: "The lawlessness must end.'' - 2/3/2022
'With a heavy heart,' N.B. judge temporarily suspends unvaccinated father's custody
An unvaccinated New Brunswick man can no longer see his three children in person after a judge temporarily suspended his access because of the risk he poses to his 10-year-old immunocompromised daughter. - 2/3/2022
Study identifies virulent HIV variant unrecognized for years
HIV medicines worked just as well in people with the mutated virus as everyone else and its spread has been declining since about 2010. It was discovered as part of efforts to better understand how HIV continues to evolve. - 2/3/2022
Politicizing COVID-19 vaccination efforts has fuelled vaccine hesitancy
We’re clinical providers who have implemented vaccination programs from the time they were first available, and we recognize how profoundly vaccines reduce the severity of COVID-19. Based on our experiences running vaccine programs, we have concerns about the use of increasingly punitive policies towards people who remain unvaccinated. - 2/3/2022
Ontario Medical Students Association seeking stories from unmatched grads
And the deadline is fast approaching to hear from them.