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- 4/18/2022
Moderna announces step toward updating COVID shots for fall
Today's COVID-19 vaccines all are based on the original version of the coronavirus. But the virus continues to mutate, with the super-contagious Omicron variant—and its siblings—the latest threat. - 4/18/2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
Latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose about 18% across Canada between April 4 and April 11—to 6,020 people needing beds from 5,109. - 4/18/2022
Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US
Last week, British officials reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, found in children since January. - 4/13/2022
Health Canada greenlights AstraZeneca COVID-19 drug to prevent infection
The drug, named Evusheld, is intended for people who cannot receive a typical vaccine or for whom vaccines alone won't provide enough immunity. - 4/13/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Alyssa Low: "These are transformative years for the profession of pharmacy."
Being a pharmacist gives me the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives and to work alongside healthcare leaders and partners to continually improve the way we deliver patient care. - 4/13/2022
Hemodialysis: New research could vastly improve this life-sustaining treatment for kidney failure patients
Around one in 10 Canadians has kidney disease and millions more are at risk. - 4/13/2022
Saskatchewan woman alleges hospital broke her premature baby's leg
Teelah Soosay said her seven-month-old baby, Tobias, has been in the Jim Pattinson Children's Hospital in Saskatoon since his birth in September. - 4/13/2022
Montreal study shows effectiveness of fluvoxamine against COVID-19
A new study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) confirms the benefits of fluvoxamine in preventing the risk of hospitalization following a COVID-19 infection. - 4/13/2022
Improve health care: Reduce administrative burden
Admin overload: Dr. Alykhan Abdulla argues we need scribes, we need more allied healthcare workers and we need more IT solutions in the second of a three-part series.