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- 1/17/2022
B.C. nurses, doctors exhausted as next COVID-19 peak comes this week
Doctors of BC president Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh said it has been an overwhelming three years for her members. - 1/17/2022
Healthcare workers plagued with skin problems from PPE
Affects well-being and comfort, but Canadian dermatologists offer tips that can help. - 1/17/2022
Facing staff shortages, Quebec asks public sector workers to help in health system
The Quebec government is looking for public sector workers to temporarily fill more than 2,000 healthcare service aide positions, the Health Department said Monday. - 1/17/2022
'OK this is going to be messy': Canadian doctor helps deliver baby mid-flight
About an hour after taking off from Doha, Qatar, last month, Dr. Aisha Khatib said she was settling into her seat when she was roused by an announcement asking if there were any medical personnel on board. - 1/17/2022
To move Canada’s health system into the future, focus on relationships
Virtual versus in-person is a false dichotomy, argues Dr. Dominik Nowak. Remote and in-person care both serve different purposes, for different people, at different points in their health journey. - 1/17/2022
Half of Ontario opioid deaths interacted with healthcare system the month before: study
Half of Ontarians who died of an opioid overdose in the early stages of the pandemic had interacted with the healthcare system in the month before their deaths, a new report shows. - 1/16/2022
COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries
A shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Rwanda on Saturday included the billionth dose supplied via the COVAX program, the U.N. health agency said. - 1/16/2022
North American cancer deaths have been reduced by 30% in 30 years
Prevention, screening and early diagnosis have paid off. - 1/16/2022
'We're getting through this': Nunavut hamlet fighting COVID 19 and TB at same time
It was the first case of COVID-19 to reach Pangnirtung. The Baffin Island hamlet of about 1,400 people had also been dealing with a tuberculosis outbreak since late November. - 1/16/2022
Health Canada approves Pfizer antiviral but supply issues expected
The authorization says the treatment is greenlit for adult patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are also at high risk of becoming more seriously ill.