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- 11/10/2020
Edmonton ER doctor invents portable aerosol containment tent
The tent is aimed at allowing hospitals to continue procedures like intubation, biPAP and ventilation, which can spray particles up to 10 metres away. The device is portable and so allows patients to be transported more safely within the hospital. - 11/10/2020
Windsor Regional Hospital CEO self-isolating after sourcing medication in Michigan
The president and chief executive officer of Windsor Regional Hospital is quarantining after crossing the border into Michigan to source a rare medication for a patient in the ICU department. - 11/10/2020
Specialists' group raises concerns over OMA project on practice overhead
In late October, the Ontario Specialists Association started a petition and letter writing campaign about the project, stating the OMA “has asked Canada Revenue Agency for personal physician and professional corporation tax data.” - 11/10/2020
B.C. Supreme Court judge orders surgeon not to perform a double mastectomy on a transgender teen
The court order, which will expire Nov. 27, 2020, prevents Dr. McKee from providing the 17-year-old with "counsel, advice or advocacy in preparation for, promotion of, or performing a double mastectomy or any surgery.” - 11/9/2020
Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine
Based on the Phase 1 data, Medicago plans to proceed with a Phase 2/3 clinical trial for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, subject to regulatory approval. - 11/9/2020
Nova Scotia adds coverage for breast reduction services for non-binary people
Effective Nov. 2, 2020, the diagnosis of persistent and well-documented gender dysphoria is included in the list of criteria for MSI coverage for breast reduction. - 11/9/2020
CPhA webinar gets real on the pandemic’s impact on women in pharmacy
While focused on pharmacy, the panelists' stories about working at home with small children, taking care of aging parents, facing marriage breakdown, changing careers, keeping a business going and managing anxiety, depression and burnout during the pandemic could apply to women of any profession. - 11/9/2020
Are school outbreaks a cause or result of COVID-19's second wave?
With the second wave of COVID-19 in full swing, did the return to class for Canadian students help cause it or are cases rising in schools because of the second wave itself? - 11/9/2020
Alberta doctor moving to B.C. to get away from 'toxic' environment
Dr. Lauralee Dukeshire said her choice is entirely based on the actions of Alberta's government which have created a “hostile, toxic and unstable work environment for physicians.” - 11/9/2020
Steep rise in COVID-19 infections among B.C. healthcare workers
Data provided by the B.C. government shows that as of Nov. 4 when there were a cumulative 16,135 lab-confirmed cases in B.C., the number of infections among healthcare workers was 1,442. Three months ago, the figure was 822.