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Racialized people had higher mortality rates from COVID 19: Statistics Canada
Black people had the highest mortality rate—more than two times higher than non-racialized residents.
Pharmacist channels pandemic burnout into humanitarian effort
Ontario’s Kristen Watt heads to Zambia to provide medical care to vulnerable children.

Health officials in Ontario investigate reports of diners getting sick

York Region Public Health says in a news release it responded immediately by launching an investigation and closing Delight Restaurant & BBQ.
Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents

Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax.
'Heartbreaking loss': B.C. agency looks into ambulance call after infant death report

BC Emergency Health Services said its "deepest condolences go out to the family and the community.''
Labour shortage forces P.E.I. hospital to warn of reduced access to epidurals

The statement says the reduction is not related to the ongoing countrywide epidural supply issue.
Lot of Jamp-Atorvastatin Calcium recalled due to potential incorrect strength on label

One bottle from the lot, labelled to contain 10 mg Jamp-Atorvastatin Calcium was found to contain 40 mg tablets of the drug.
Ontario's science table says province plans to create smaller group of advisers

The science table's memo to Public Health Ontario, sent this week, sets out a long list of concerns with what they describe as the agency's plan.
But it was just 'goop': Doctor hit with suspension and costs for failing to remove foreign object in patient's eye

Dr. Aimen Fateis then tried to hide his failure by altering the patient's medical records, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
The (medical) funny pages: Welcome to the Jurassic Park Emergency Department

Dr. Cliff Reid, an emergency medicine and intensive care medicine doctor from Sydney, examined what it would be like to combine the emergency department with the prehistoric world of giant lizards.