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- 1/23/2022
Mental health visits by doctors up 27% in first year of COVID-19, study says
The annual rate of outpatient mental health and substance use visits by Ontario doctors increased 27% in the first year of the COVID-19 crisis, a new study suggests, raising concerns about the pandemic's psychological toll across the medical profession. - 1/23/2022
Pharmacists: We’re in the thick of it
Seven characteristics pharmacy leaders can use to prevent burnout and capitalize on the future they’ve earned. - 1/23/2022
More than 330 Ontario schools report absence rates of 30% or higher
The province is no longer publishing information on COVID-19 cases in schools due a restricted testing policy but it is sharing data on absences online, whether or not they are related to the virus. - 1/20/2022
Early treatment could tame peanut allergies in small kids
The researchers gave increasing amounts of peanut protein powder to a group of toddlers to build up their tolerance for peanuts. - 1/20/2022
Nova Scotia health officials recommend throat swab as part of rapid COVID-19 testing
Researchers say samples from nasal or throat swabs detected 64.5% of cases that were detected from PCR tests, while a combination of nose and throat swabs increased accuracy to 88.7%. - 1/20/2022
How are different provinces faring with Omicron?
Ontario announced a plan to start loosening COVID-19 restrictions by the end of the month, but Quebec said it was too early to ease any public health measures. - 1/19/2022
U.S. researchers test pig to human transplant in donated body
This time around, surgeons in Alabama transplanted a pig's kidneys into a brain-dead man—a step-by-step rehearsal for an operation they hope to try in living patients possibly later this year. - 1/19/2022
Lawyers for N.B. doctor file lawsuit against province, RCMP and Facebook
Dr. Ngola, a family doctor who was working in the northern New Brunswick town of Campbellton, was accused of violating the province's Emergency Measures Act, but the Crown later withdrew the charge after concluding there was no chance of conviction. - 1/19/2022
Ontario to start reopening businesses, boost gathering sizes
Ontario will begin easing COVID-19 restrictions at the end of the month, starting with increasing social gathering limits and allowing certain businesses to reopen with caps on capacity. - 1/19/2022
B.C. techs authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines
With specific limits and mandatory training, BC joins other provinces in allowing techs to provide vaccines