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- 11/28/2021
Canada supports plan for international pandemic treaty
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada supports the development of a new global convention on pandemic preparedness and response that will be debated at a special meeting of the World Health Assembly today. - 11/28/2021
WHO warns that new virus variant poses 'very high' risk
If the virus proves dangerous as feared, "the impact on vulnerable populations would be substantial, particularly in countries with low vaccination coverage,'' WHO said, noting that no deaths linked to omicron have been reported so far. - 11/28/2021
Canada attends emergency G7 health meeting on Omicron variant
The WHO working group on the file says governments should look to develop the convention in tandem with efforts to strengthen existing international health regulations. - 11/28/2021
Alberta ombudsman says she doesn't have the power to probe EMS dispatch consolidation
The municipalities have contended that the decision to consolidate the dispatch services to save the government money could put the lives of people in their communities at risk. - 11/28/2021
Is it possible to work with a narcissist?
Dr. Jabir Jassam takes on the kind of co-worker in a clinic who slowly destroys the culture of a workplace. - 11/25/2021
Israel warns of 'emergency' after detecting new virus strain
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday that Israel is "on the threshold of an emergency situation'' after authorities detected the country's first case of a new coronavirus variant and barred travel to and from most African countries. - 11/25/2021
What we know (and don't know yet) about the new COVID-19 variant that emerged in South Africa
Even though some of the genetic changes in the new variant appear worrying, it's still unclear if the virus will pose a significant public health threat. - 11/25/2021
WATCH: Doctors of BC assembles resources to support physician safety
A new webinar looks at how violence escalates and what key vulnerabilities physicians face. - 11/25/2021
Alberta pharmacy working group recommends time-locked safes as deterrent for rising robberies
Between September 2020 and August 2021, there were 138 robberies in Edmonton and Calgary, up from just 18 the year before - 11/25/2021
Breaking up with medicine
Dr. Matt Poyner, who took a year off to travel with his wife and kids before the pandemic, is back in Canada and has some thoughts about returning to medicine or starting a new chapter in his life.