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- 1/8/2023
Toronto hospital issues 'code grey' as digital systems go down
The UHN outage come after the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto issued a “code grey” last month when a ransomware attack affected its operations. - 1/8/2023
'Kraken' subvariant name beats 'alphabet soup' moniker for XBB.1.5: biologist
Ryan Gregory of the University of Guelph dubbed the latest subvariant Kraken, the name of a Scandinavian mythological sea creature. - 1/8/2023
New Doctors of BC prez vows to push against forms, work on other issues
A Q&A with Dr. Josh Greggain, the new president of Doctors of BC, on the rollout of the new FP longitudinal care payment model and ensuring the burden of forms on office-based specialists is examined too. - 1/8/2023
B.C. to reactivate its COVID emergency operations centres to prepare for more illness
Health Minister Adrian Dix said Friday they've been coping with an unprecedented increase in demand in the healthcare system. - 1/8/2023
B.C. paramedics, government announce tentative deal after talks with veteran mediator
A joint statement Saturday from the Health Employers Association of B.C. and the Ambulance Paramedics and Ambulance Dispatchers Bargaining Association says the tentative deal was reached with the assistance of mediator Vince Ready. - 1/8/2023
Feds must enforce vaping penalties to protect kids: advocates
The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act aims to walk the narrow line between giving people who smoke a safer alternative to combustible tobacco products and protecting youth and people who don't already smoke from taking up vaping. - 1/8/2023
Heart screening may not have prevented NFL player Hamlin's collapse
Damar Hamlin's health history has not been made public. The 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety remains hospitalized, but doctors say he's making remarkable progress, talking and breathing on his own. - 1/8/2023
New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids
It's the first guidance on childhood obesity in 15 years from the American Academy of Pediatrics. - 1/8/2023
U.S. drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems
A rush of vaccines, virus tests and a busy flu season started overwhelming pharmacies more than a year ago, forcing many to temporarily close when workers weren't available. - 1/8/2023
Cold and flu medication shortage across Canada is a 'wake up call,' pharmacists say
People across the country are struggling to find adult cold, cough and flu medications, right on the heels of a children's fever and pain medication shortage that still hasn't been fully resolved.