Quebec's director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with record hospitalizations during a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I start each of my visits, after I listen to their reason for coming, with THE QUESTION: “What’s your situation with coronavirus, are you a recovered patient or are you fully immunized?”
Christine Elliott said more than 1,200 applicants had expressed interest in the programs that would see the internationally trained professionals deployed where extra help is needed, under the supervision of another regulated health-care provider.
Adult Quebecers who won't get vaccinated and don't have a medical exemption will be forced to pay a health "contribution,'' Quebec Premier Francois Legault told reporters on Tuesday.
Memorial University professor Andrew Lang said in an interview Friday the flu could be devastating for North America's wild bird populations if it manages to spread beyond the island of Newfoundland.
Montreal practitioner Dr. Nabil Edward Fanous was also offside with his claim that a facelift technique he created could make patients look up to 13 years younger, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.
