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- 11/17/2022
Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new omicron subtypes
With relatives of BA.5 now on the rise, a question is how the new boosters will hold up. - 11/17/2022
Alberta government fires health board, appoints administrator to fix system stresses
Premier Danielle Smith said Dr. John Cowell will take over the duties of the Alberta Health Services board effective immediately. - 11/17/2022
'Bleakest of role models for women': Fired health leader calls out Alberta premier
A leader in Alberta's health system who was fired by Premier Danielle Smith is firing back. - 11/17/2022
Timing of menopausal hormone therapy important in terms of CVD risks
SOGC menopause and cardiovascular disease guideline details benefits, risks. - 11/17/2022
Foreign supply of children's pain meds set to hit Canadian shelves next week
One million bottles of children's medication will have been distributed to hospitals, pharmacies and retailers after next week, health officials said during a media briefing. - 11/17/2022
Healthcare workers' pandemic overtime hours highest in more than a decade: CIHI
The CIHI report cites Statistics Canada survey data that found more than 236,000 healthcare workers worked overtime in 2021, with an average of 8.2 hours per week of paid overtime and 5.8 hours per week of unpaid overtime. - 11/16/2022
Chronically ill, but 'dying of poverty'
Madeline has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS, for more than 30 years after contracting mononucleosis twice in her younger years. - 11/16/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Anisha Kaur Sandhu: "...keeping busy and productive keeps me motivated and drives me to do better."
I firmly believe that to lead a purposeful life we need to have the humility to keep learning, the resilience to keep adapting and the passion to keep improving. - 11/16/2022
Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks
Dr. Bonnie Henry said 90% of people in B.C. have some immunity to COVID-19 through vaccination, infection or both. - 11/16/2022
Provincial and federal governments must both take immediate action on medicare crisis
Provincial governments, instead of responding to the problem with the urgency required, have launched a media campaign for more federal funding.