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- 10/4/2020
Technician shortage contributing to Ontario's testing backlog: Ford
Ford says the province continues to reach out to universities and private laboratories to bolster its testing capacity. - 10/4/2020
Shedding more light on links between influenza, vaccination and heart attack
The risk for myocardial infarction (MI) substantially increases within the first few days of the onset of influenza, while influenza vaccination has been shown to offset the increased risk - 10/4/2020
University of Alberta researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery
Houghton is director of the University of Alberta's Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute. - 10/4/2020
Insulin rationing a big issue for Canadian with diabetes
One in five patients admit to rationing their insulin. - 10/4/2020
Yellowknife doctor places third in race for Green Party leader
Dr. Howard is also a clinical associate professor at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. - 10/4/2020
Surveillance capitalism in the information age
In the province of Ontario, the Personal Health Information Protection Act of 2004 is currently being updated and we must be informed and advocate for better data laws. The Competition Act in Canada is the oldest antitrust law in the western hemisphere, even older than the U.S. Sherman Act of 1890. It does not have modern teeth to allow our government to do to the new class of robber barons what was done a century ago. - 10/4/2020
$2 billion in savings so far from pCPA agreement with CGPA
Just halfway through a five-year agreement between the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical (pCPA) Alliance and the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA), the deal has produced $2 billion in savings. - 10/4/2020
SARS was 'dress rehearsal for COVID-19' but Canada failed healthcare workers: report
Mario Possamai, who authored the report and was senior adviser to a two-year commission on SARS, outlines multiple shortcomings by the Public Health Agency of Canada. - 10/3/2020
In nature's infinite book of secrecy, a little I can read
After all these many years as a loyal member, I have to admit to a certain level of disappointment with my family. It’s not that they haven’t been supportive of me in my several failed attempts at marital coherence -they have always been patient with my stumbles. Nor did they denounce me each time I deserted them for greener pastures, or question my procreative abilities when I limited myself to two offspring. No, my family has always been there for me, and flexible in its expectations. - 10/1/2020
Phone ringing off the hook at Waterloo's first pharmacy to offer COVID-19 tests
To get tested at a pharmacy, an individual must be free of symptoms and be part of a group the provincial government has identified as a target, such as workers in or residents of homeless shelters.