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- 6/7/2020
Use of antihypertensive drugs generates pressure-packed debate in COVID-19 era
Researchers have been trying to understand a possible link between blood pressure medications and COVID-19 - 6/7/2020
Tips for managing patients with asthma or COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic
Canadian Thoracic Society provides guidance on optimizing asthma and COPD management throughout the COVID-19 pandemic - 6/6/2020
Can antibody tests tell us who is immune to COVID-19?
It’s not yet clear whether antibodies in the blood of patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 indicate immunity - 6/6/2020
SGLT2 inhibitors associated with a reduced risk of major cardiovascular event: study
A retrospective multicentre cohort study demonstrated that the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors (SGLT2) is associated with a reduced risk of major cardiovascular event (MCE) in people with type 2 diabetes compared to use of a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP-4). - 6/6/2020
'What happened inside the hospital?' Family of Regina man wants answers after apparent suicide
When 20-year-old Samwel Uko visited the hospital in mental distress, family were not allowed to accompany him because of COVID-19 restrictions - 6/4/2020
Healthcare union warns Saskatchewan premier of possible job action
A union representing more than 12,000 health-care and long-term care workers in Saskatchewan has written to the premier warning of job action if there is no change in negotiations. - 6/4/2020
Preliminary discussions underway for pharmacies to test for COVID-19
But further input and discussion from pharmacists needed, says OPA's Bates.