COVID-19

Report shows B.C. has honoured pledge to deliver pandemic postponed surgeries: Dix
A mid-year report shows 99.9% of patients whose surgeries were postponed during the first wave of COVID-19 have now had their procedure, while 99.2% of surgeries stalled by the second or third waves of the virus have also been completed.
Study shows importance of COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in children 5 to 11 years
A booster dose of Pfizer vaccine restored protection against Omicron, with efficacy maintained for at least three months.

Virtual walk in clinics may contribute more strain to healthcare system: OMA

Researchers are taking a deeper dive on how pediatric outcomes are impacted by whether children have a virtual appointment with their regular family doc or a virtual-only clinic.
Explainer: What flu strain is circulating now and why so many kids are getting sick

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it wants to achieve an 80% flu vaccination rate by 2025, but the uptake falls far short of that each year.
A week into China’s easing, uncertainty over virus direction

Downtown Beijing was largely empty Thursday reflecting both the fact that many who are sick are staying home but also that others don’t want to venture out to avoid getting infected.
Young Leader in Pharmacy James Morrison: "I dedicate a lot of my energy towards equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives for pharmacy."

I hope to move the needle on creating welcoming practices for historically marginalized patients so that they can have equitable access to competent and caring pharmacy practitioners.
Want to talk vasectomies? Just call

Researchers from the University of Laval surveyed men to find out their preferences for consultation.
Pap test results delayed in Ontario; pandemic backlog, staffing shortages blamed

As an endometrial cancer survivor, Linda Luyt gets quite anxious waiting for the results of her annual Pap test to show she is still free of the disease.
Strep A and scarlet fever infections surge in U.K., drive up antibiotic demand, prices

Families and pharmacists struggling to find medications as highly unusual numbers of cases occur.
Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine approved for adolescents and for first booster dose in adults

Protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine may be an option for individuals who are unable or not willing to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

Report shows B.C. has honoured pledge to deliver pandemic postponed surgeries: Dix

Study shows importance of COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in children 5 to 11 years

Virtual walk in clinics may contribute more strain to healthcare system: OMA

Explainer: What flu strain is circulating now and why so many kids are getting sick

A week into China’s easing, uncertainty over virus direction

Young Leader in Pharmacy James Morrison: "I dedicate a lot of my energy towards equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives for pharmacy."

Want to talk vasectomies? Just call

Pap test results delayed in Ontario; pandemic backlog, staffing shortages blamed

Strep A and scarlet fever infections surge in U.K., drive up antibiotic demand, prices

Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine approved for adolescents and for first booster dose in adults