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- 7/19/2020
Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready
The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready. Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa intends to stockpile enough vaccine supplies to give at least two doses to every Canadian whenever a vaccine is available. - 7/19/2020
Diagnosing acute aortic syndrome: new guideline for hard-to-diagnose condition
A new guideline aimed at helping clinicians identify the difficult-to-diagnose acute aortic syndrome is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a life-threatening condition that underlies 1 in 2000 visits to the emergency department for severe chest or back pain. The rate of misdiagnosis is estimated to be as high as 38%, and the risk of death can increase 2% for every hour of delay in diagnosis. - 7/19/2020
Doctor who survived COVID-19 bewildered by public disregard
While doctors were hailed as heroes early in the pandemic, some say they now feel more like cannon fodder in a war that has become increasingly divisive - 7/16/2020
This physician camel's back
- 7/16/2020
Canada, U.K., U.S. denounce Russian hackers for targeting COVID-19 vaccine data
Canada, Britain and the United States denounced Russian hackers on Thursday for trying to steal research on COVID-19 vaccines from organizations in all three countries and around the world. Thursday's joint declaration, led by Britain, said the hackers were almost certainly working for Russian intelligence and accused them of disrupting the global efforts to find a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. - 7/16/2020
British Columbia sets another record with 175 overdose deaths in June alone
Another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs has been set in British Columbia, prompting the former provincial health officer to call for radical steps to reduce fatalities including access to pharmaceutical-grade heroin produced in Canada. Dr. Perry Kendall, now interim director at the BC Centre on Substance Use, said access to injectable diacetylmorphine needs to be ramped up after a sharp rise in overdose deaths four years after he declared a public health emergency. - 7/16/2020
Story of Alberta doctors quitting is bargaining tactic: health minister
lberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says it's not true that doctors are quitting or withdrawing services in large numbers because of changes to fees and billing. Shandro says in a statement that the reports are nothing more than a bargaining tactic in the pay dispute between the government and physicians - 7/16/2020
CDC extends U.S. ban on cruise ships through September
Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it was extending a no-sail order that had been scheduled to expire July 24. - 7/16/2020
3 problems with the 'balanced' approach to tackling COVID-19
A response to the open letter - 7/16/2020
Consider long-acting injectable antipsychotics more often in early-phase schizophrenia
Study reports significant delay in time to hospitalization compared to usual care when LAIAs are used in patients with early-phase schizophrenia