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- 8/3/2020
Two security breaches affects health information of 211 people in Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia Health Authority says a pair of security breaches have affected the health information of 211 people. In a news release, the authority says it is in the process of contacting all of the individuals by letter after their information was "inappropriately accessed'' in two separate and unrelated incidents. - 8/3/2020
First Canadian guidance document on management of syncope
Canadian Cardiovascular Society issues first clinical practice guideline on assessment and management of syncope - 8/3/2020
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back to school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes. - 8/3/2020
Flu season, asthma and COVID-19
- 8/3/2020
New obesity guideline moves away from stigma to addressing root causes
Obesity management should focus on outcomes that patients consider to be important, not weight loss alone, and include a holistic approach that addresses the root causes of obesity, according to a new clinical practice guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). - 8/2/2020
Rollout of COVID-19 Alert app faces criticism over accessibility
For a contact tracing app to properly work it requires 65% to 80% of all Canadians to use it, according to one expert - 8/2/2020
COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say
A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks in indoor public spaces to fight the spread of COVID-19. - 7/31/2020
Defund relativity
'The medical profession is decades behind other sectors in terms of pay equity' - 7/30/2020
A new approach to addiction
- 7/30/2020
Canadians can now download new COVID-19 exposure alert smartphone app
Canadians can now begin downloading a voluntary smartphone app meant to warn users they've been near someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he downloaded the "COVID Alert'' app Friday morning and said the more people who sign up to use it, the better it will be able to trace—and help to slow—the spread of the novel coronavirus.