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- 1/18/2022
COVID-19 antiviral pill incoming as fifth wave's peak in sight for some provinces
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first shipment of an oral COVID-19 pill is making its way across Canada but is no substitute for vaccination against the rapidly spreading virus. - 1/18/2022
‘If you report me to the MOT, I will report you to the CPSO’
After an abnormal MoCA test, the patient wouldn’t follow up for further assessment. Now Dr. Jabir Jassam wonders if he has a duty to report to the Ministry of Transportation out of drive-safe concerns. - 1/17/2022
Facing staff shortages, Quebec asks public sector workers to help in health system
The Quebec government is looking for public sector workers to temporarily fill more than 2,000 healthcare service aide positions, the Health Department said Monday. - 1/17/2022
'OK this is going to be messy': Canadian doctor helps deliver baby mid-flight
About an hour after taking off from Doha, Qatar, last month, Dr. Aisha Khatib said she was settling into her seat when she was roused by an announcement asking if there were any medical personnel on board. - 1/17/2022
To move Canada’s health system into the future, focus on relationships
Virtual versus in-person is a false dichotomy, argues Dr. Dominik Nowak. Remote and in-person care both serve different purposes, for different people, at different points in their health journey. - 1/17/2022
Half of Ontario opioid deaths interacted with healthcare system the month before: study
Half of Ontarians who died of an opioid overdose in the early stages of the pandemic had interacted with the healthcare system in the month before their deaths, a new report shows. - 1/17/2022
B.C. nurses, doctors exhausted as next COVID-19 peak comes this week
Doctors of BC president Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh said it has been an overwhelming three years for her members. - 1/17/2022
Healthcare workers plagued with skin problems from PPE
Affects well-being and comfort, but Canadian dermatologists offer tips that can help. - 1/16/2022
Health Canada approves Pfizer antiviral but supply issues expected
The authorization says the treatment is greenlit for adult patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are also at high risk of becoming more seriously ill. - 1/16/2022
B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without doctor's confirmation
Grace Lore, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, says the change will reduce a barrier that two-spirit, transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse people face when trying to change their identification documents.