Healthcare

Alberta Health Services announces all employees must get COVID-19 vax, sets deadline
The mandate will apply to all employees of Alberta Health Services, Alberta Precision Labs, Carewest, CapitalCare and Covenant Health employees, as well as members of the medical and midwifery staffs, student, volunteers and “other persons acting on their behalf.”
7 tips to kickstart your pharmacy career
One's career path is not always a straight one. Not all of us are able to land our dream job right after graduation. We don’t always make a beeline to the job we want or get to stay in one that we love forever (change in management or roles). The most important thing about career building is to have a hunter mentality and keep your eyes open.

Where'd everybody go? Alberta docs step in to fill COVID information void left by government

"We're hoping to fill that vacuum, but maybe we'll also be successful in flushing the government out."
Six things to tell patients about the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2

Spreads faster than early forms of SARS-CoV-2 and is now the predominant variant in Canada and the United States
Cybersecurity of mobile devices: My top 12 recommendations

After a damning report on a spyware product, Pegasus, Dr. Artur Gevorgyan says smartphones are far from being robustly protected from malware as most of us think. Here's his tips.
The case for substance-use decriminalization

A health problem needs to be managed using a health approach. Instead of sending individuals with substance use disorder into corrections, we should be funneling them to wellness supports.
Seeking nominations: Royal College looking for the next recipient of the Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award
Windsor hospital opens COVID-19 clinic for children amid surge in cases

The Windsor Regional Hospital says the Paediatric Urgent Medical Assessment Clinic is intended for COVID-19 assessments for those aged 17 and younger.
International design award goes to Canadian device allowing four patients to use one ventilator

Convergence Medical Sciences produced the Valence InVent Xtend, a new medical device invented by Dr. Steven Roy, a Canadian ICU doctor.
One jab has almost no effect against Delta: study

According to a recently published study, two shots are better than one when it comes to protection against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta, as well as other, variants of the virus.

Alberta Health Services announces all employees must get COVID-19 vax, sets deadline

7 tips to kickstart your pharmacy career

Where'd everybody go? Alberta docs step in to fill COVID information void left by government

Six things to tell patients about the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2

Cybersecurity of mobile devices: My top 12 recommendations

The case for substance-use decriminalization

Seeking nominations: Royal College looking for the next recipient of the Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award

Windsor hospital opens COVID-19 clinic for children amid surge in cases

International design award goes to Canadian device allowing four patients to use one ventilator

One jab has almost no effect against Delta: study