COVID-19

When will feds lift COVID-19 mandates? It's complicated, minister says
Conservative and NDP members of the House of Commons health committee hammered the minister with questions about a timeline, a benchmark, or a set of conditions that would trigger an end to vaccine requirements for travellers and federal employees.
Don’t drive buses without passengers
Leaders give choice in order to fill seats. Covid has opened our eyes to the creepy reality of elite sport on display live in front of no one. Empty stadiums, rinks, fields, studios, courts and pitches, all generating zero ticket revenue. It is analogous to an empty, lonely bus driving without passengers.

Sharing is caring: Atlantic premiers talk single licensing system for healthcare workers, helping patients get care in neighbouring provinces

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey—a physician himself—said there was 'no reason' a healthcare workers licensed in one part of the country should be unable to practise in another.
Start-up that made COVID scheduling easier for pharmacists gets US$2.7 million in Microsoft seed funding

MedMe Health, based out of Waterloo, Ont., has been used by over 14 million patients during the pandemic.
Be prepared to assess Ukrainian refugees for infectious disease risks

New guidance document focuses on infection prevention and control issues related to the influx of Ukrainian refugees into other counties.
B.C. expands eligibility for rapid COVID-19 tests to people over 30

As of Monday, there were 271 people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 49 in intensive care.
COVID is not over—and it won’t ever be

Dr. Sohail Gandhi says the doctors in Ontario using #COVIDisnotover on Twitter and arguing for ongoing restrictions need to use a wider metric than looking at COVID numbers alone.
Doctors’ contracts are about central planning, not incomes: Ontario’s PPSA

As inflation runs over 5%, Ontario's PPSA fee deal might be one of the worst offers doctors have ever seen, argues Dr. Shawn Whatley.
Rapid antigen tests to the rescue: The new world without COVID restrictions

Dr. Jonathan Davids and Melanie Smith of DriverCheck, a testing company, run down the details on effective use of rapid antigen tests.
Case report: The girl without a rash

A clinical encounter that Dr. Robert Dickson found peculiar and satisfying.

When will feds lift COVID-19 mandates? It's complicated, minister says

Don’t drive buses without passengers

Sharing is caring: Atlantic premiers talk single licensing system for healthcare workers, helping patients get care in neighbouring provinces

Start-up that made COVID scheduling easier for pharmacists gets US$2.7 million in Microsoft seed funding

Be prepared to assess Ukrainian refugees for infectious disease risks

B.C. expands eligibility for rapid COVID-19 tests to people over 30

COVID is not over—and it won’t ever be

Doctors’ contracts are about central planning, not incomes: Ontario’s PPSA

Rapid antigen tests to the rescue: The new world without COVID restrictions

Case report: The girl without a rash