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- 11/7/2022
Family to appeal ruling allowing Quebec hospital to remove child's breathing tube
Patrick Martin-Menard, a lawyer for the child's parents, says his clients plan to appeal the ruling because they want the hospital to intubate the child if he cannot breathe on his own. - 11/7/2022
Alberta Opposition demands Smith revoke call for advice from COVID 'bioweapon' doc
NDP health critic David Shepherd said Smith also needs to also reveal the names of the medical team she says is now providing her public health advice. - 11/7/2022
University of Calgary diagnostic hub aims to advance research into fighting infection
The Alberta Centre for Advanced Diagnostics aims to become a new hub in the global push to advance diagnostic technology. - 11/7/2022
Health talks end with no agreement as federal government withdraws
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix, who called it a “disappointing'' end to the meetings, had previously said provincial and territorial ministers were united behind a request for federal funding to be increased to 35%, up from 22%. - 11/7/2022
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation
Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 2018 and was told she would not survive unless she received an organ transplant. - 11/7/2022
How COVID changed the way we eat
Faced with the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, many people across Canada and around the world began to stockpile food and other products. - 11/6/2022
Death in CRISPR gene therapy study sparks search for answers
The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him. - 11/6/2022
Monkeypox 'almost eradicated' in Montreal, once epicentre of virus outbreak in Canada
Doctors and members of the city's LGTBQ community are crediting the quick launch of a vaccination campaign. - 11/6/2022
Provincial and territorial health ministers meeting with federal counterpart in B.C.
All 13 provincial and territorial health ministers are expected to meet with their federal counterpart, Jean-Yves Duclos in Vancouver. - 11/6/2022
B.C. minister links chronic pain with toxic drug overdoses, commits $5M to pain network
Another $520,000 will support a project to improve access to services for LGBTQ residents in B.C., as well as those in Chinese, Punjabi and Arabic-speaking communities living with chronic pain.