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- 2/21/2022
Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva’s drug test: The substances and their potential performance effects
As the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva became instantly famous. She also helped Russia win a gold medal in the team figure skating event. Then it was revealed her December 2021 drug testing sample had found trimetazidine, a banned substance according to the World Anti-Doping Agency. - 2/21/2022
Tamara Lich, key organizer of anti vaccine mandate protests in Ottawa, denied bail
An Ontario court judge issued the decision in Ottawa this morning, saying she believed there was a substantial likelihood Lich would reoffend if released. - 2/21/2022
House of Commons passes Emergencies Act motion after fractious debate
The motion to confirm the declaration of emergency powers passed 185-151 on Monday evening with the New Democrats voting in favour alongside the minority Liberal government. - 2/21/2022
Dr. Paul Farmer, Partners in Health co founder, dies at 62
Partners in Health confirmed Farmer's death Monday. The Boston-based organization said Farmer "unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda,'' where he had been teaching. - 2/21/2022
Ventilation still needed as part of CPR used in drowning victims
New consensus promotes use of bag-mask or mouth-to-mask ventilations rather than mouth-to-mouth, plus other safety measures to avoid COVID19 transmission to rescuers. - 2/18/2022
Self-care and OTC myths . . . busted!
In this new series, students from the third-year Advanced Patient Self-Care class at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy have created short videos in which they explore common self-care/OTC-related myths. - 2/17/2022
Wingham Hospital accepted back into emergency locum program
The Wingham Emergency Department, which has not been part of the provincial Emergency Department Locum Program (EDLP) for several years, has received notification that it has been accepted back into the program. - 2/17/2022
Patients without doctors—coast to coast
Did policymakers have a blind spot that allowed the family physician shortage to get this bad? What’s next? - 2/17/2022
Law society to hold a hearing into former Alberta health minister Tyler Shandro's conduct
Shandro, a lawyer who's now labour and immigration minister, faces several complaints. - 2/17/2022
Ottawa police say 70 people arrested so far at protest
The force made the announcement after police clad in riot gear and touting gas masks and tear-gas guns converged on a large crowd of protesters to contain them near the Westin Hotel in downtown Ottawa. - 2/17/2022
Incorporation: Understand the disadvantages before you incorporate your medical practice
Often, in the rush to incorporate, I find the downside of medical incorporation can either be glossed over by advisors, not well understood by physicians, or both. - 2/17/2022
Dr. Teresa Tam says Canada is past peak of latest Omicron-fueled wave
Dr. Theresa Tam released new national epidemiology and modelling that shows progress in key indicators, such as lab test positivity and reported cases.