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- 7/27/2022
Montreal says vaccine—not limiting sexual partners—best way to fight monkeypox
City public health director Dr. Mylene Drouin says vaccination against the disease remains the best strategy to reduce transmission in the city's LGBTQ community. - 7/26/2022
Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba helps Indigenous, rural communities receive crucial mental health support
In a recent media release, CHFM said that when the COVID-19 virus first arrived in Manitoba in the spring of 2020, the uncertainty and lockdowns that followed led to more youth in Manitoba seeking mental health services. - 7/26/2022
Alberta launches new rural mental health initiative
The service will provide more affordable options to Albertans struggling to access counselling services, and opens more options to those in smaller areas. - 7/26/2022
Canada's top doc encourages safe sex, fewer partners to prevent spread of monkeypox
The World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern over the weekend. - 7/26/2022
New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild
Scientists conclude that the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, likely spilled from animals into people two separate times. - 7/26/2022
Proper paperwork for involuntary psych admission only filed 42% of the time: B.C. ombudsperson
Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says that is up from 28% when he made his recommendations in 2019, but still represents a significant gap in compliance by mental health facilities. - 7/26/2022
My one-year-old patient overdosed on opioids
Canadians every day, including children, are overdosing on opioids. As Dr. Matthew Schurter points out, it’s high time we did more to stop an epidemic killing far too many. - 7/26/2022
CAMH to study effects of psilocybin on depression after receiving first federal grant
The psychiatric institute says researchers will explore whether experiencing the effects of psilocybin—found in "magic mushrooms''—is necessary for it to have antidepressant effects. - 7/26/2022
Canadian Blood Services facing criticism over ending mask mandate this week
The agency says people are still welcome to wear masks if they want, but mandatory masking and physical distancing were suspended as of Monday after consultation with medical and epidemiology experts.