COVID-19

Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan

The report shows the rate of COVID-19 deaths in Atlantic Canada was more than seven times higher last year compared with the year before.
China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens

A recent surge in respiratory illnesses across China has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization.
Banned from practice: Pharmacist gave 15 patients expired monovalent vaccines

Saskatchewan pharmacist Gordon Matthews later changed the vaccine consent forms to show he had administered the latest, bivalent version of the Pfizer COVID vaccine.
Long COVID in kids: What do we know so far?

Kids can experience similar symptoms to adults suffering from long-COVID—but they often manifest differently in children.
IV vitamin C does not help hospitalized COVID patients

In fact, it may make things worse.
Why you should encourage your patients to cook at home

Only 6.4 meals per week are cooked at home worldwide in 2021.
WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

Outside scientists said the situation warranted close monitoring, but were not convinced that the recent spike in respiratory illnesses in China signaled the start of a new global outbreak.
Fear of avian flu descends on B.C. farms as millions of chickens are killed

‘Before anybody goes into the barn, they’re changing their shoes two or three times.’

Two red lines: A retrospective