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- 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%. - 1/19/2022
Study finds 15-fold increase in maternal deaths related to chronic hypertension
Worrying trend seen over the past 40 years with chronic hypertension, older maternal age, obesity to blame. - 1/19/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Rebecka Isaksson: "We are quickly moving towards a reality where we cannot treat microbial infections."
As a researcher no day is like the next, and that’s why I love research. Yes sure, there are days when nothing works, and it seems like the “chemistry gods” are laughing at you. - 1/19/2022
How many times can you really re-use an N95 mask?
Results of a new study were published in the American Journal of Infection Control. - 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 - 1/19/2022
Spike in deaths causes Yukon to declare overdose emergency
Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee said Thursday the drugs are killing people and creating a mental health crisis in every community in Yukon.