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- 12/2/2021
Serious health outcomes from mRNA vaccines no different in early vs later post-vaccination: study
Study of 6-million vaccinated individuals looked at 23 possible serious outcomes. - 12/2/2021
Canada buying up to 1.5 million courses of oral antiviral drugs to fight COVID-19
The government has signed up for an initial one million courses of antiviral treatment from Pfizer, once Health Canada endorses their safety and efficacy. - 12/2/2021
What new medical tools are B.C.'s first responders getting?
Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province is adding more life-saving intervention skills for paramedics. - 12/2/2021
Rounds: Dr. Hivemind on pay and gender
- 12/2/2021
Judge won't dismiss 25 murder counts against Ohio doctor
One of the biggest cases of its kind ever brought against a U.S. healthcare professional will proceed toward trial. - 12/2/2021
Study suggests past COVID infection may not fend off Omicron
A research group has been tracking reinfections in South Africa and reported a jump with the arrival of Omicron that they hadn't seen when two previous variants, including the extra-contagious delta variant, moved through the country. - 12/2/2021
NACI recommends boosters for people over 50
The advisory group has also strengthened its recommendation for several other groups, and now strongly suggests boosters for people who received a full series of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Janssen vaccine, those in or from First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities and front-line health workers. - 12/2/2021
Testing better than travel ban 'whack a mole,' infectious disease specialist says
Dr. Zain Chagla points to the start of the pandemic when Canada's travel policies targeted China and Iran, and COVID-19 rapidly entered Canada from the United States and western Europe. - 12/1/2021
Manitoba pharmacists now able to assess, prescribe for bladder infections
Thanks to regulatory changes from the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba, the province’s pharmacists are allowed to diagnose recurrent, uncomplicated infections in non-pregnant women. - 12/1/2021
Quebec minister under fire after man's family says ER closure led to his death
Christian Dube told the legislature the coroner had already determined there was no grounds to investigate the death of Richard Genest, which occurred after a long ambulance ride. - 12/1/2021
New data suggests 1 in 44 U.S. children affected by autism
A separate CDC report released Thursday said that children were 50% more likely to be diagnosed with autism by age 4 in 2018 than in 2014.