Hundreds show up to Ottawa COVID-19 assessment centre, but few actually testedThe volume of calls to Ottawa's COVID-19 help line have been doubling by the day and non-nursing staff have had to be called in to help. Ontario severely restricts visitors to long-term care homesUntil now, the province had merely recommended that visitors to long-term care homes be screened for symptoms and risk factors for COVID-19, such as recent international travel Ontario public health hasn't stepped up—we need it to, now Doctors have been getting conflicting information about how to handle this pandemic, and PHO has failed to clarify the confusion New decision aid for selecting treatments for osteoarthritis pain in primary care Focuses on the proportion of patients attaining meaningful reductions in pain with various treatment options Canadians taking big steps in COVID-19 vaccine development Human trials of a vaccine could begin as soon as July or August after being approved by appropriate health agencies COVID-19, social distancing and introverts British Columbia focuses on long term care homes in COVID-19 fight Dr. Henry said she has the power to order the closure of schools in B.C. under the Public Health Act, but so far she doesn't believe that's necessary Restrict non-essential medical services? Those of us offering non-essential medical care are also capable of offering essential medical care when necessary Emergency doctors feel strain as patients with flu like symptoms flood hospitals Although the public has been directed to call public health hotlines instead of going to the emergency department, the hotlines often send them to the hospital anyway A guide to who should self isolate over COVID-19, when to do so and how If symptoms aren't obvious and past contact with an infected person is not clear, when should someone self-isolate and how is that done First Previous 799 800 801 802 803 Next Last
