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- 9/9/2021
Poll: What should be done about protesters outside of hospitals?
Take our news poll: What should be done about protests in front of hospitals against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine passports? - 9/9/2021
Alberta to move hospital patients to homes, care centres as COVID-19 crisis worsens
Dr. Verna Yiu, the president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, says there may be 200 potential patients that could be moved into continuing care in the next week or two. - 9/8/2021
COVID-19 hospital stays cost 3 times more than a stay for heart attack: CIHI
New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that a COVID-19 hospital stay costs about three times more than for heart attack ($7,000). - 9/8/2021
New Canadian guidelines for managing labour and delivery in persons with a physical disability
New guidelines from the SOGC aim to help physicians manage labour, delivery and postpartum care for persons with disabilities, and provide a positive experience. - 9/8/2021
Alberta health minister to address COVID crisis; Calgary cancels non urgent surgeries
Alberta has seen more than 1,000 new cases on average each day for the last two weeks, with more than 600 people in hospital, 147 of whom are in intensive care. - 9/8/2021
Adolescents can benefit from etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant: experts
Health Canada approved the etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant for people 18 years old and older, but adolescents could also benefit from it, experts suggest.