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- 5/13/2021
Writing as an MD: Fostering healing through creative hobbies in the pandemic and beyond
Don’t need a spell check for 'humility.' - 5/13/2021
Plastic surgeon, 'Dr. 6ix', has practice suspended for six months over online posts
A cosmetic surgeon and self-styled social media influencer has had his licence to practice medicine suspended over inappropriate online posts. - 5/12/2021
Canadian maker of promising mRNA vaccine looks to test it against Pfizer in new trial
Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says its vaccine produced no serious adverse events and developed good antibodies against COVID-19 that "compare favourably'' with the two mRNA vaccines already on the market from Pfizer and Moderna. - 5/12/2021
First COVID-19 self-test for use at home authorized by Health Canada
Lucira Check It COVID-19 self-test receives authorization with conditions under Interim Order. - 5/12/2021
BC doctor finds reporting system for vaccine adverse events 'completely inscrutable and unusable'
A British Columbia physician who reviewed the forms used in each Canadian province to report adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines found the country’s information-gathering process “completely inscrutable and unusable.” - 5/12/2021
Preliminary data from vaccine mixing study shows higher reactogenicity, no other safety concerns
Much anticipated research out of the U.K. on vaccine mixing has had encouraging preliminary results where safety is concerned.