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- 10/11/2021
Quebec's nurses order says it will suspend licence for unvaccinated members
The Ordre des infirmieres et infirmiers du Quebec said Monday it will suspend the working licenses of its members who are not adequately vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Friday. - 10/11/2021
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
Canada banned the cancer-causing mineral and products that contain it in 2018, more than 30 years after the World Health Organization designated it as a carcinogen. - 10/11/2021
Saskatchewan paying doctors providing abortion pill should improve access: advocates
Previously, only doctors who performed surgical abortions were directly compensated, but those who prescribed the pill had to bill it as counselling or a consultation, which deterred them from taking on work that could require hours. - 10/11/2021
Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipe
In an interview with The Associated Press, Noubar Afeyan also reiterated a pledge Moderna made a year ago not to enforce patent infringement on anyone else making a coronavirus vaccine during the pandemic. - 10/11/2021
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force adjust advice on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks
Bleeding risks for adults in their 60s and up who haven't had a heart attack or stroke outweigh any potential benefits from aspirin, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said in its draft guidance. - 10/11/2021
Merck asks U.S. FDA to authorize promising anti COVID pill
All other FDA-backed treatments against COVID-19 require an IV or injection.