COVID-19

Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research
The donation to Melbourne's The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, also known as the Doherty Institute, will go toward creating the Cumming Global Center for Pandemic Therapeutics.
Ontario drops five day isolation guideline for COVID-19
Dr. Kieran Moore says people should also wear a mask "in any setting'' for 10 full days from the start of their symptoms, even if they feel better.

Pharmacist channels pandemic burnout into humanitarian effort

Ontario’s Kristen Watt heads to Zambia to provide medical care to vulnerable children.
Racialized people had higher mortality rates from COVID 19: Statistics Canada

Black people had the highest mortality rate—more than two times higher than non-racialized residents.
Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents

Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax.
Ontario's science table says province plans to create smaller group of advisers

The science table's memo to Public Health Ontario, sent this week, sets out a long list of concerns with what they describe as the agency's plan.
New pharmacy awards program!

Enter yourself or nominate a colleague for the new Pharmacy Practice+Business awards! Deadline is September 30.
Ontario COVID-19 science table being dissolved

Members of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table say Public Health Ontario has informed them the group is being dissolved as of Sept. 6.
White Coat ceremonies making up for lost time: welcoming the class of 2026 (and 2025 and 2024)

Medical students who didn’t have a white coat ceremony due to the pandemic get an in-person celebration.
'Obsession with efficiency': More than half of docs suffering burnout symptoms: CMA survey

The survey suggests that one-quarter of respondents were experiencing severe or moderate anxiety and almost half of the respondents were struggling with depression.

Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research

Ontario drops five day isolation guideline for COVID-19

Pharmacist channels pandemic burnout into humanitarian effort

Racialized people had higher mortality rates from COVID 19: Statistics Canada

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents

Ontario's science table says province plans to create smaller group of advisers

New pharmacy awards program!

Ontario COVID-19 science table being dissolved

White Coat ceremonies making up for lost time: welcoming the class of 2026 (and 2025 and 2024)

'Obsession with efficiency': More than half of docs suffering burnout symptoms: CMA survey