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- 2/9/2023
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns, Canadian study suggests
A booster shot during pregnancy bolstered protection against the Omicron variant in particular, said the study authors from the Canadian Immunization Research Network. - 2/9/2023
Quebec reports steep rise in organ donations after medical aid in dying legalized
The organization says that about 15% of all donors in the past year had received MAID, adding that the vast majority of them—about 85%—had been diagnosed with neurodegenerative or neurological disease. - 2/8/2023
Doctors without protection
A colleague being attacked on social media. Dr. Jabir Jassam wonders if there is not more we can do to defend ourselves? - 2/8/2023
Cuts to telehealth in Ontario mean fewer trans and non-binary people will have access to life-saving healthcare
Amid a crumbling healthcare system and rising transphobia, trans and non-binary people in Ontario are facing a new challenge: reduced access to gender-affirming care. - 2/8/2023
Doctors, nurses say healthcare funds should address staffing shortages, primary care
Linda Silas, president of the 200,000-member Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, said funding must be used to ease critical shortages across hospitals and nursing homes in order to have any real impact. - 2/8/2023
Single injection drug looks promising for early stages of COVID-19: study
Those who received peginterferon lambda within three days had an 89% reduction in risk of hospitalization. - 2/8/2023
As Ottawa plans to hike health funding, families say system doesn't learn from errors
Earlier this week, the federal government announced it would add $46 billion in new spending over ten years for the country’s healthcare systems. - 2/8/2023
How long can people survive in the rubble of an earthquake?
Search teams from around the world have joined local emergency personnel in Turkey and Syria to look for victims from this week’s devastating earthquake that has killed thousands. - 2/8/2023
‘Game changer’: Calgary becomes training hub for new miniaturized pacemaker
The Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary is also to become a training centre for physicians to provide the technology to future patients. - 2/7/2023
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