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- 8/20/2020
Individualism in medicine
- 8/20/2020
Kentucky man faces $750K fine for breaking Canadian quarantine rules
A Kentucky man could face a fine of up to $750,000 or six months in jail for allegedly violating a quarantine order in the Alberta Rockies in late June. John Pennington, 40, was initially given a $1,200 ticket on June 25 after staff at a Banff hotel called the RCMP saying they believed the United States citizen was violating the Alberta Public Health Act during the COVID-19 pandemic. - 8/20/2020
Alberta's chief medical officer says her kids will return to school, but no wrong answers
Alberta's chief medical officer says her children will return to the classroom in September, but that every parent will have to weigh what's right for their family. "As a parent of school-aged children, I have decided the value of in-school learning outweighs the risks for my family,'' Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during Thursday's COVID-19 briefing. - 8/20/2020
MB boosts order, eligibility for high-dose flu vaccine
Manitoba has doubled its order for the high-dose trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine and expanded eligibility criteria. - 8/20/2020
Leading in the time of COVID
- 8/19/2020
Indigenous boy needing health care was discriminated against: adjudicator
A human rights adjudicator has ruled that the Manitoba government discriminated against a disabled Indigenous boy by not providing adequate health care. The province has been ordered to pay the boy and his mother $42,500. The case centres on Alfred (Dewey) Pruden, who was 16 years old when his human rights complaint was heard last year. - 8/19/2020
New drug maker aims to be world leader in therapeutic CBDs
Firm led by son of Novopharm founder Leslie Dan and former execs from Novopharm, TEVA and Apotex - 8/19/2020
'Cautiously optimistic': Outbreak at Calgary Cargill plant appears contained
An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Cargill meat-processing plant in Calgary appears to be under control. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical health officer, reported last week that five cases of the novel coronavirus had been recorded at Case Ready Meats, a Cargill plant that readies meat products for sale in western Canadian supermarkets. - 8/19/2020
Be alert for potential drug interactions with medical and recreational cannabis
Review provides a comprehensive list of drug-drug interactions, with particular focus on Rx drugs with a narrow therapeutic index