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British Columbia sets another record with 175 overdose deaths in June alone
Another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs has been set in British Columbia, prompting the former provincial health officer to call for radical steps to reduce fatalities including access to pharmaceutical-grade heroin produced in Canada. Dr. Perry Kendall, now interim director at the BC Centre on Substance Use, said access to injectable diacetylmorphine needs to be ramped up after a sharp rise in overdose deaths four years after he declared a public health emergency.
Story of Alberta doctors quitting is bargaining tactic: health minister
lberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says it's not true that doctors are quitting or withdrawing services in large numbers because of changes to fees and billing. Shandro says in a statement that the reports are nothing more than a bargaining tactic in the pay dispute between the government and physicians

Consider long-acting injectable antipsychotics more often in early-phase schizophrenia

Study reports significant delay in time to hospitalization compared to usual care when LAIAs are used in patients with early-phase schizophrenia
3 problems with the 'balanced' approach to tackling COVID-19

A response to the open letter
Fitness buffs face new routines as gyms work to rebuild client confidence

Gym owners warn that it won't be fitness as usual as many Ontario facilities implement new measures to keep members safe while they get back in shape after months of COVID-19 languor. Fitness centres in much of Ontario are set to reopen Friday as part of Stage 3 of the government's COVID-19 restart plan. However, exercise enthusiasts in regions stuck in Stage 2, such as Toronto and Peel, will have to sweat it out on their own for a bit longer.
CDC extends U.S. ban on cruise ships through September

Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it was extending a no-sail order that had been scheduled to expire July 24.
Coronavirus in Israel: first wave, second wave, same wave
Anti-racism rallies led to few COVID-19 infections in Alberta, total cases growing

Eight COVID-19 cases have been identified among the several thousands of people who attended rallies in Calgary and Edmonton. Similar events were held around the world after the death of George Floyd, a Black man whose neck a Minneapolis police officer compressed with his knee for nearly nine minutes.
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.
COVID-19: Increase in the number of travelers to the country

Although the Canadian border has been closed since March 21 to limit the spread of COVID-19, the number of international travelers counted at Canadian airports has increased considerably in recent weeks. Between June 29 and July 12, 91,300 travelers entered Canada, according to the Canada Border Services Agency. About 40,000 of the 91,000 passengers were neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents of the country.

British Columbia sets another record with 175 overdose deaths in June alone

Story of Alberta doctors quitting is bargaining tactic: health minister

Consider long-acting injectable antipsychotics more often in early-phase schizophrenia

3 problems with the 'balanced' approach to tackling COVID-19

Fitness buffs face new routines as gyms work to rebuild client confidence

CDC extends U.S. ban on cruise ships through September

Coronavirus in Israel: first wave, second wave, same wave

Anti-racism rallies led to few COVID-19 infections in Alberta, total cases growing

Alberta funds high-dose flu vaccine for LTC older adults

COVID-19: Increase in the number of travelers to the country