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- 6/8/2020
Critical decisions looming for healthcare
The past three months have seen us undergo a stress like we’ve never seen before in our lives. People have lost their jobs, been socially isolated, and, importantly, non-COVID healthcare has been delayed significantly. It’s estimated that 12,200 hospital procedures are delayed each week in Ontario alone. (Back of napkin math suggests 125,000 procedures have been delayed since the start of the pandemic). - 6/7/2020
Tips for managing patients with asthma or COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic
Canadian Thoracic Society provides guidance on optimizing asthma and COPD management throughout the COVID-19 pandemic - 6/7/2020
Use of antihypertensive drugs generates pressure-packed debate in COVID-19 era
Researchers have been trying to understand a possible link between blood pressure medications and COVID-19 - 6/7/2020
Lawsuit against B.C., pharmacists' college, drug company over medication switch
A drug user "forced'' to switch to a reformulated methadone treatment introduced in British Columbia six years ago has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the provincial government, the college of pharmacists and a pharmaceutical company. - 6/6/2020
Can antibody tests tell us who is immune to COVID-19?
It’s not yet clear whether antibodies in the blood of patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 indicate immunity - 6/6/2020
'What happened inside the hospital?' Family of Regina man wants answers after apparent suicide
When 20-year-old Samwel Uko visited the hospital in mental distress, family were not allowed to accompany him because of COVID-19 restrictions