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- 12/15/2021
Can health education and promotion be part of schools’ curriculum?
During the pandemic many patients stopped coming to clinics for one-day coughs and simple cases that probably didn’t need a doctor. How should we think about those cases going forward, Dr. Jabir Jassam wonders. - 12/15/2021
Nova Scotia spending $1.3 million to expand virtual-care platform to entire province after successful pilot
The free program is delivered through Maple—a Canadian virtual-care platform—with primary care providers from the province. - 12/15/2021
Saskatchewan expands booster shots to more residents to slow spread of Omicron
Premier Scott Moe says all eligible residents over the age of 18 can get their third dose starting Monday. - 12/15/2021
700 Alberta pharmacies to begin distributing free boxes of rapid tests
The tests will be on a first-come, first-served basis. - 12/15/2021
Ontarians scramble to get free rapid antigen tests in provincial holiday test blitz
The mad dash of people flocking to pop-up locations in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area was reminiscent of the early-pandemic hunt for toilet paper. - 12/15/2021
Why a Shoppers pharmacist quit over the issue of symptomatic COVID-19 testing
The pharmacist was especially concerned about using the same area for COVID-19 vaccines as administering tests. - 12/14/2021
'Now is not the time to travel,' Duclos says as Canada warns against trips abroad
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement Wednesday, following a Tuesday evening meeting between premiers and the prime minister. - 12/14/2021
Halifax physician wins international award for dementia work
Dr. Kenneth Rockwood was presented with the Ryman Prize Tuesday night by Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, in a virtual ceremony. - 12/14/2021
4 creative strategies to open up your horizons in 2022
Creativity should be at the core of all businesses. Without any sort of creativity, success and longevity are difficult to attain. It is the fuel behind the emergence of any new ideas. - 12/14/2021
N.L. rebuilding 'from scratch' systems downed by cyberattack using backups: official
An Irish expert says the fact Newfoundland and Labrador has to rebuild "from scratch'' systems affected by an Oct. 30 cyberattack provides a new clue about the attack and its progress.