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- 1/16/2022
Health Canada update on psychedelic therapy drugs a positive step in mental health care: experts
Health Canada has said requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. - 1/16/2022
COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries
A shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Rwanda on Saturday included the billionth dose supplied via the COVAX program, the U.N. health agency said. - 1/16/2022
North American cancer deaths have been reduced by 30% in 30 years
Prevention, screening and early diagnosis have paid off. - 1/16/2022
'We're getting through this': Nunavut hamlet fighting COVID 19 and TB at same time
It was the first case of COVID-19 to reach Pangnirtung. The Baffin Island hamlet of about 1,400 people had also been dealing with a tuberculosis outbreak since late November. - 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. - 1/15/2022
Lessons on pandemic living from a child
Unlike someone who has never known a different world, on my worst days, I struggle to accept the present reality. - 1/13/2022
Some nurses still don't have proper COVID-19 personal protective equipment: union
Regional unions across the country report that nurses who have requested fit-tested respirators still can't get them in some cases, despite the Omicron variant being far more transmissible than previous variants. - 1/13/2022
Federal modelling shows COVID-19 hospitalizations to surge
Though the rate of people who are hospitalized with Omicron is lower compared to the Delta variant, the forecast shows new daily hospital admissions will far exceed previous historical peaks due to the sheer number of cases. - 1/13/2022
More evidence links a virus to multiple sclerosis: study
The Epstein-Barr virus has long been suspected of playing a role in development of MS.