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- 7/15/2020
Alberta funds high-dose flu vaccine for LTC older adults
Alberta has become the seventh jurisdiction in Canada to fund the high-dose influenza vaccine for adults aged 65 and older living in long-term care (LTC) facilities. - 7/15/2020
My oral microbiome and me
I think it’s about time to speak up for the mouth; the bowels have been getting entirely too much attention lately—as if they’re the only successful owners of a microbiome, the only hall that can accommodate a massive rally without needing crowd control. And they seem to thrive on numbers more than quality; there are very few first-names in the bowels. Very few memorable leaders. - 7/14/2020
Pharmacist who diluted prescriptions to boost profits to be released early from prison because of COVID-19
Robert Courtney, 67, was set to be released from his 30-year sentence in 2027 - 7/14/2020
Ontario 'prepared' for second COVID-19 wave, Ford says as hospitals sound alarm
Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday his government has a plan to deal a second wave of COVID-19 this fall, a pledge that comes as Ontario's hospitals warn the surge may come as flu season strikes. Ford said he has been consulting with provincial health officials about the plan, but offered no details about how or when it will be announced. - 7/14/2020
7 radical ideas for mental health
As the pandemic considerably increases the psychological distress of Canadians, the Medical Post's sister brand in Quebec Profession Santé has offered up seven radical changes for mental health. Here is the plan: - 7/14/2020
PPE and beyond: Ideas in pictures
- 7/14/2020
Atlantic premiers not ready to lift travel restrictions on rest of Canada
Nearly two weeks after a loosened travel agreement between their provinces came into effect, Atlantic Canadian premiers are not rushing to set a date to welcome visitors from the rest of the country. The Atlantic travel "bubble'' that opened July 3 allows residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island to travel between the four provinces without being required to self-isolate for 14 days. - 7/14/2020
COVID-19 can pose cost and delay challenges to N.S. hospital project: auditor
Nova Scotia's auditor general says the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to raise costs for a health care expansion project that represents the largest capital output in the province's history. Michael Pickup released his second report on the expansion of the Halifax Infirmary and the construction of a community outpatient centre, which has an estimated $2-billion price tag. - 7/14/2020
Anti-maskers print off 'exemption cards' in Toronto to annoyance of healthcare workers
A week after anti-mask groups rode public transit without face coverings to protest new city bylaws requiring them, the CBC those same groups are making "exemption cards" that claim they are medically exempt from wearing face coverings. The Canadian Red Cross told CBC Toronto said the cards contain a version of the organization's emblem that is being used without permission.