Healthcare

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.
'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.

New Canadian statement on management of pulmonary hypertension

Joint Canadian Cardiovascular Society–Canadian Thoracic Society statement outlines current approach to diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension
83% of Toronto's COVID-19 infections are among racialized groups

These groups make up about 52% of the city's total population
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
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.
Thank God it’s just COVID!

Our response has shown many flaws that would be disastrous with a more malignant infection
The 'feminization' of medicine has widened the gender pay gap

A new paper suggests the changing gender makeup of certain medical specialties is correlated with earnings
First Canadian guidance document on management of syncope

Canadian Cardiovascular Society issues first clinical practice guideline on assessment and management of syncope
Two security breaches affects health information of 211 people in Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia Health Authority says a pair of security breaches have affected the health information of 211 people. In a news release, the authority says it is in the process of contacting all of the individuals by letter after their information was "inappropriately accessed'' in two separate and unrelated incidents.

N.L. doctor testifies about COVID-19 transmission risks of lifting travel ban

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

New Canadian statement on management of pulmonary hypertension

83% of Toronto's COVID-19 infections are among racialized groups

Personalized medicine is coming—are you ready?

B.C. Appeal Court prevents woman from using the term 'death midwife' in her job

Thank God it’s just COVID!

The 'feminization' of medicine has widened the gender pay gap

First Canadian guidance document on management of syncope

Two security breaches affects health information of 211 people in Nova Scotia