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- 1/11/2022
WHO: COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable
In the weekly report issued Tuesday night, the U.N. health agency said there were about 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and more than 43,000 deaths. - 1/11/2022
Info sheet for prescribers and pharmacists on Fluvoxamine for treating COVID-19
The info sheet explains how the SSRI can be helpful, dosage amounts, possible side effects and more. - 1/11/2022
Saskatchewan schools take on contact tracing once done by healthcare workers
As a registered nurse and COVID-19 case investigator in Saskatchewan, Carolyn Strom says she is no longer allowed to reach out to schools. - 1/11/2022
Chief pharmacy officer of CPhA says ivermectin stuffed animal incident a 'scary' reminder
An Ontario COVID-19 patient brought the anti-parasite into the hospital ICU by hiding it in a stuffed animal. - 1/11/2022
Omicron slaps pharmacists with yet another challenge: replacing sick or isolating staff
Redeploying—or even finding—additional staff in the pharmacy world is no simple task. - 1/11/2022
Nova Scotia health system facing most serious challenge of the COVID pandemic: Dr. Strang
Dr. Robert Strang said today between 500 and 700 healthcare workers have been off the job in recent days because of the virus. - 1/11/2022
Quebec's tax on the unvaccinated could worsen inequity, advocates say
The plan landed as provinces try to navigate their response to record-setting caseloads, driven by the more transmissible Omicron variant, that doctors warn threaten to overwhelm hospitals. - 1/10/2022
Low rate of false-positive rapid antigen test results in Canadian workplaces
Study investigates the incidence of false-positives in a large sample of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests used to screen asymptomatic workers throughout Canada. - 1/10/2022
Pig heart recipient continues to recover from transplant
Bennett, 57, received the highly experimental transplant last Friday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors gave him the genetically modified pig heart as a last-ditch effort to save his life. - 1/10/2022
Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay 'significant' financial penalty
Adult Quebecers who won't get vaccinated and don't have a medical exemption will be forced to pay a health "contribution,'' Quebec Premier Francois Legault told reporters on Tuesday.