Healthcare

WHO finds insufficient evidence that remdesivir improves survival or other outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, regardless of disease severity.

Symptoms of fever or chills, cough and runny nose in this study (19 to 26%) were less frequent than in studies conducted in hospital settings. The authors of the study suggest that was because this was a community-based cohort and cases of disease were likely more mild than those seen in hospitals.

Her research involves manipulating viruses at the genetic level, such that they can then be introduced into a cancer patient where they target a tumour, altering expression of both cancer cells and surrounding cells, essentially pointing the tumour out to the body's immune system.

As the pandemic continues to financially challenge businesses countrywide, the Government of Canada has recently announced extensions to existing programs as well as several additional support measures to help those who may be struggling. For a number of physicians across the country, these updates are particularly relevant.

The Public Health Act requires Dr. Roussin to obtain Health Minister Cameron Friesen's approval before taking measures to protect the health and safety of Manitobans.

The retraction notice came after the editors of the Canadian journals launched a review when two Sunnybrook Hospital pharmacologists disputed the findings of the case report, “calling into question that newborns can develop opioid toxicity from breastfeeding.”

In the spirit of experimentation, I decided to convert two of my four lectures into online modules using Articulate.