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- 1/10/2022
Quebec public health director resigns, cities erosion of public opinion over measures
Quebec's director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with record hospitalizations during a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. - 1/10/2022
Internationally trained nurses to work in Ontario hospitals to ease staff crunch
Christine Elliott said more than 1,200 applicants had expressed interest in the programs that would see the internationally trained professionals deployed where extra help is needed, under the supervision of another regulated health-care provider. - 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
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. - 1/9/2022
N.L. biologist says avian flu in St. John's 'very concerning' for birds, not humans
Memorial University professor Andrew Lang said in an interview Friday the flu could be devastating for North America's wild bird populations if it manages to spread beyond the island of Newfoundland. - 1/9/2022
Trial underway: Regina doctor pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting five patients
Crown prosecutor Jackie Lane says the doctor sexually assaulted the women during medical exams he did as a gastroenterologist. - 1/9/2022
Hospital pharmacist pens op-ed saying homeopathy has 'no role in patient care'
A recent opinion piece in The Toronto Star comes out swinging against the idea that homeopathic remedies have a place on pharmacy shelves. - 1/9/2022
Medical first: U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery. - 1/9/2022
Canadian politician lampooned for pic of wife shoveling driveway after 12-hour hospital shift
Many had one question: Why wasn't he the one shoveling the driveway in the freezing Winnipeg weather?