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- 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. - 2/2/2022
Financial restructuring at Laurentian U likely to mean higher rent for NOSM
This is based on recently released documents from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice referring to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, which is overseeing the financial insolvency matters at LU. - 2/2/2022
Free passes to Canada's national parks are good medicine
The passes are being offered by Parks Canada through its partnership with the British Columbia Parks Foundation to allow healthcare providers like doctors, nurses and therapists who have registered for the program to "prescribe'' nature to patients dealing with both physical and mental health challenges. - 2/2/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Thorrun Govind: "Find mentors who aren’t like you and learn from them!"
When I first got involved in pharmacy, I realised that the profession didn’t really shout about what it does. I was determined to study for my degree at King’s College London. Whilst I was studying, I met the editor of Chemist and Druggist Magazine and started writing pieces for them. My tip from this is, if you are interested in something then ask to get involved; the worst that can happen is you get told no! - 2/2/2022
Toronto hospitals urge downtown healthcare workers not to wear their uniforms during trucker protest planned for Saturday
Toronto police are planning to up security surrounding downtown hospitals, with workers who don't strictly need to be at their hospital being encouraged to stay away. - 2/2/2022
Beyond Jimmy Buffett: the new medical conference
Medical conferences require a fundamental rethink shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient attendance likely the norm going forward.