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- 11/23/2020
WHO recommendation against using remdesivir in COVID-19 creates controversy
WHO finds insufficient evidence that remdesivir improves survival or other outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, regardless of disease severity. - 11/23/2020
Updated relief measures to support physicians and their practices
As the pandemic continues to financially challenge businesses countrywide, the Government of Canada has recently announced extensions to existing programs as well as several additional support measures to help those who may be struggling. For a number of physicians across the country, these updates are particularly relevant. - 11/23/2020
Kids with COVID-19: telltale symptoms
Symptoms of fever or chills, cough and runny nose in this study (19 to 26%) were less frequent than in studies conducted in hospital settings. The authors of the study suggest that was because this was a community-based cohort and cases of disease were likely more mild than those seen in hospitals. - 11/23/2020
How to get someone’s name right if it’s unfamiliar to you
Physicians meet a lot of people – patients, colleagues, students. Some names might initially be difficult to pronounce. But getting it right goes a long way to build rapport. - 11/23/2020
Ottawa MD-PhD student awarded for research on cancer-killing viruses
Her research involves manipulating viruses at the genetic level, such that they can then be introduced into a cancer patient where they target a tumour, altering expression of both cancer cells and surrounding cells, essentially pointing the tumour out to the body's immune system. - 11/23/2020
How do the leading COVID-19 vaccines differ? And what does that mean for Canada?
Canada locked in a supply of potential vaccine candidates when it signed agreements with a number of pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna months ago, and that should accelerate a rollout when ready. - 11/23/2020
Quebec FP sanctioned for having an affair with a patient
A family doctor at Barrie Memorial Hospital in Ormstown, Que., southwest of Montreal, was expelled for five years for having a short romantic relationship with a patient. This is the minimum sanction provided for in Quebec's Law 11 on sexual misconduct.