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- 12/2/2021
What new medical tools are B.C.'s first responders getting?
Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province is adding more life-saving intervention skills for paramedics. - 12/2/2021
Study suggests past COVID infection may not fend off Omicron
A research group has been tracking reinfections in South Africa and reported a jump with the arrival of Omicron that they hadn't seen when two previous variants, including the extra-contagious delta variant, moved through the country. - 12/2/2021
Tips on running a financially efficient clinic
You don’t learn how to run a small business in med school–but here are some hacks. - 12/2/2021
Rounds: Dr. Hivemind on pay and gender
- 12/2/2021
Canada buying up to 1.5 million courses of oral antiviral drugs to fight COVID-19
The government has signed up for an initial one million courses of antiviral treatment from Pfizer, once Health Canada endorses their safety and efficacy. - 12/2/2021
Testing better than travel ban 'whack a mole,' infectious disease specialist says
Dr. Zain Chagla points to the start of the pandemic when Canada's travel policies targeted China and Iran, and COVID-19 rapidly entered Canada from the United States and western Europe. - 12/1/2021
Head of Saskatchewan Health Authority resigns for reasons unknown
Premier Moe says Livingstone is not entitled to severance because he quit. - 12/1/2021
N.S. called on to do more to help vulnerable pregnant women after ending birth alerts
The government said Tuesday child welfare services would stop alerting hospital staff about at-risk mothers and newborns who potentially needed protection, and it said it would instead appoint a support co-ordinator for vulnerable families. - 12/1/2021
Ontarians aged 50 and older can soon book COVID-19 booster
Dr. Kieran Moore, the province's chief medical officer of health, encouraged those eligible to book booster appoints as soon as possible. Vaccination is the best defence against the "significant'' surge in cases and the Omicron variant, he said.