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- 9/11/2023
Bill prompts call for Quebec to recognize systemic racism in health system
The professional order overseeing the province’s doctors was the first group to testify at two days of consultations on a bill aimed at instituting a “cultural safety approach” toward Indigenous patients. - 9/11/2023
Popular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, U.S. FDA experts say
The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is likely no better than a dummy pill, according to government experts who reviewed the latest research on the long-questioned drug ingredient. - 9/11/2023
Eight overdoses in same part of downtown Montreal Sunday, public health investigating
The overdoses, which sent six people to hospital, are being investigated by public health authorities and police. - 9/11/2023
E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares climbs to 231 cases, 26 in hospital
Twenty-one have severe illness or hemolytic uremic syndrome. - 9/11/2023
Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19
The new vaccine targets the XBB.1.5 variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. - 9/10/2023
U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination. - 9/10/2023
Nova Scotia buys motel to help ease housing shortages faced by healthcare workers
The site is to include up to 12 one-bedroom units along with six townhouses suitable for families, with rent to be based on income. - 9/10/2023
New outreach centre for youth aims to save lives in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside told reporters Friday that staff initially began reaching out to youth last November, but the centre at 786 Powell Street has now been officially launched. - 9/10/2023
Kaiser to pay US$49 million to California for illegally dumping private medical records, medical waste
Prosecutors started an investigation in 2015 after undercover trash inspectors found pharmaceutical drugs, and syringes filled with human blood and even body parts removed during surgery inside bins handled by municipal waste haulers.