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- 11/17/2020
Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health consulting with retail to curb COVID-19 as holiday shopping starts
Once he meets with retail and business sectors, the guidance will be released on how best stores can manage public health rules allowing for no more than groups of 10. - 11/17/2020
We need to invest in a better, more accessible toolbox
The new thinking in healthcare is centred around exercise and wellness as a means to prevent and manage chronic diseases. But many Canadian communities still don't have basic access to fitness, wellness and healthy food resources. - 11/17/2020
Hamilton Health Sciences updating its hospital information system
The implementation process is expected to take two years, marking the HHS' largest IT infrastructure investment to date. - 11/16/2020
Flu vaccinations from the front line
Less than a month after receiving its first allotment of flu vaccine, this new pharmacy is done for the season. - 11/16/2020
Nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic, Lunesta (eszopiclone) now marketed in Canada
Approved for short-term use in adults with difficulty falling asleep, or nocturnal or early morning awakenings. - 11/16/2020
Mouthwash with cetypyridinium chlorid shows 'promising signs' of combating COVID-19
It found the mouthwash can eradicate the virus within 30 seconds of being exposed to it in a laboratory setting. The initial results come ahead of a clinical trial which is set to test whether over-the-counter mouthwash could reduce levels of COVID-19 in a patient's saliva. - 11/16/2020
P.E.I. Medical Society teaming up with province to recruit more doctors
Over the past several months, the society has been negotiating a plan whereby P.E.I. doctors will be paid to recruit other doctors to practice on the Island. - 11/16/2020
B.C. piloting at-home care for acute patients
Acute care patients can voluntarily become part of the program if they're assessed by a doctor as a good candidate, have a caregiver at home and who would normally only require and brief hospital stay and live within a short drive of a hospital. - 11/16/2020
Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says
Signs from the Southern Hemisphere, which gets hit with flu season first, were reason to hope the "twindemic'' wasn't going to happen here.