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- 7/22/2020
Updates to NACI’s statement for flu vaccines
Updates are coming for Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Statement on Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2020-21 - 7/22/2020
How to manage Lyme disease and tick bites during pregnancy
SOGC statement provides guidance on caring for pregnant women who may have contracted Lyme disease through a blacklegged tick bite - 7/22/2020
'We failed him:' Saskatchewan health officials sorry over man's drowning death
A young man pleaded for help as he was being led out of a hospital by security before taking his own life in a lake on the Saskatchewan legislature grounds. The final moments of Samwel Uko's life are detailed in documents provided to his family as part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's review into his care at Regina General Hospital in May. The family shared the review with The Canadian Press. - 7/21/2020
How new physicians can overcome the financial pinch from exam delays
Residents in their final year had prepared to write their certification exams[1] this spring. Then the pandemic struck. Now, with exams delayed until at least the fall, recent resident graduates are having to make some changes. In addition to having to adjust for the new exam timing and all that goes along with that, many are dealing with financial impacts as well. - 7/21/2020
Ford defends controversial emergency order law despite legislator's removal from caucus
Premier Doug Ford is defending a controversial new law granting his government powers to extend emergency orders despite recent opposition from within his own party. Ford ejected a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus—legislator Belinda Karahalios—Tuesday after she voted against the bill.