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- 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. - 1/16/2022
'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. - 1/16/2022
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. - 1/15/2022
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
Case report: On my back too?
A case Dr. Robert Dickson just saw highlights the importance of seeing patients in person. - 1/13/2022
Omicron making life difficult for mathematicians trying to track COVID-19
Everything from who gets tested to who's most likely to contract the virus has changed with the latest wave of the pandemic, and that's posing distinct challenges for those who model its impact, says Caroline Colijn, an associate professor of mathematics at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.