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- 10/1/2020
Ontario doctor wants public medical cannabis coverage, citing benefits to dementia patients
He emphasized the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening agitation and similar symptoms in dementia sufferers, which could be alleviated with prescribed cannabis. - 10/1/2020
'Staying calm:' Nunavut's top doctor trying to keep Far North safe from COVID-19
So far, with the exception of a few cases at its mines brought in from southern workers, Nunavut has remained COVID-19 free. - 10/1/2020
Shoppers’ employees positive for COVID-19
Seventeen employees at Shoppers Drug Marts in Ontario have tested positive for COVID-19 since Sept. 24. - 10/1/2020
Phone ringing off the hook at Waterloo's first pharmacy to offer COVID-19 tests
To get tested at a pharmacy, an individual must be free of symptoms and be part of a group the provincial government has identified as a target, such as workers in or residents of homeless shelters. - 9/30/2020
Naked and vulnerable: what we lose when we can't embrace our neighbours and friends
For a short period of time, COVID-19 has taken handshakes, hugs, cheek kisses and words of greeting away from us. But, do you know what is really sad? We were already losing these very important culturally appropriate greetings, well before COVID-19. Their loss adds to our sense of loneliness and isolation and our feelings of being disconnected, vulnerable and unsafe. - 9/30/2020
Do pharmacists want to perform COVID-19 testing?
Survey show some hesitancy, however there are ways to mitigate common concerns. - 9/30/2020
'Dressing in the dark:' Ottawa's medical officer of health shares story of wardrobe malfunction
Wednesday morning, Dr. Vera Etches, tweeted about arriving at Ottawa City Hall without a skirt underneath her raincoat.