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- 10/28/2020
Kroger Health launches COVID-19 antibody tests at pharmacies
The tests use a finger-prick blood sample to test for antibodies and will be in all Kroger pharmacies and clinics by the end of November, following the rollout in California and Michigan. - 10/28/2020
Canadian Association of Physician Assistants calls on B.C. to allow PAs to work
The association noted Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia have integrated PAs into their health system, as well as those operating within the Canadian Armed Forces. Despite the keen need for trained health professional, especially given the pandemic, PAs aren't allowed to work in B.C. - 10/28/2020
Spotlight on cannabis research in pediatrics
The C4T program is currently working on multiple projects, involving almost every pediatric hospital in the country. Dr. Kelly is leading several of these projects, hoping to gather specific information on how pediatricians should judge dosages and format cannabis for treatment of chronic headaches in children. - 10/27/2020
Ontario ponders end to six month abstinence requirement for liver transplants
Debra Selkirk, whose husband Mark Selkirk died in 2010 before receiving a new liver, challenged the constitutional validity of the policy as a violation of the right to life and equality. Selkirk's estate further argued he was subject to cruel and unusual treatment. - 10/27/2020
'Worst is yet to come': Without government funding diagnostic, surgery backlogs will worsen: CMA
The study estimates that an additional 307,498 procedures would need to be performed over a 12-month period to clear the backlog — a 6.1% increase compared to what would have been expected over the course of a year. - 10/27/2020
Ontario adding over 760 hospital beds
- 10/26/2020
Next Saskatchewan government must invest in rural primary care, mental health
The SMA is asking the next government to make further investments in rural mental health and addictions treatment. This echoes pleas by rural physicians for access to mental health and addictions treatment professionals such as counsellors, psychologists or psychiatrists, and the ability to call on their services on short notice. Lack of access is particularly acute with children’s mental health care.