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- 8/5/2020
N.L. doctor testifies about COVID-19 transmission risks of lifting travel ban
Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-19 infection rate could be 20 times higher in the absence of a travel ban, the doctor leading a team running models on the contagion said Thursday in court. Dr. Proton Rahman testified before the province's Supreme Court during a legal challenge to the travel ban that authorities imposed in May to slow the spread of COVID-19. - 8/5/2020
Our pandemic fall
Discussed: Why Ontario needs a new CMOH; disease control as an economic stimulus; the remarkable achievement of non-occurrence; the culture war over facts - 8/5/2020
'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because of her disabilities. The 44-year-old mother in Brampton, Ont., said she lives with constant pain and fatigue from multiple chronic conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia, a debilitating nerve disorder characterized by searing spasms through the face. - 8/4/2020
Personalized medicine is coming—are you ready?
It appears pharmacists will have a role to play in this new era, but they will need greater support - 8/4/2020
Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Dr. Theresa Tam warned, however, about expecting a vaccine to provide a quick end to the pandemic - 8/4/2020
83% of Toronto's COVID-19 infections are among racialized groups
These groups make up about 52% of the city's total population - 8/4/2020
B.C. Appeal Court prevents woman from using the term 'death midwife' in her job
A woman who calls herself a "death midwife'' has been banned from using the title after a lengthy legal battle launched by the College of Midwives of British Columbia. The B.C. Appeal Court has overturned a lower court ruling that had granted Pashta MaryMoon the right to use the term when she argued that preventing her from using it violated her charter rights. - 8/3/2020
Thank God it’s just COVID!
Our response has shown many flaws that would be disastrous with a more malignant infection - 8/3/2020
Flu season, asthma and COVID-19