COVID-19 antibody study paused over possible safety issue
Independent monitors have paused enrolment in a study testing the COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir plus an experimental antibody therapy being developed by Eli Lilly that’s...
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COVID-19 data diggers — and doubters — call for clearer picture in B.C.
There’s a growing push for B.C. to collect and share more detailed data about COVID-19 positive hotspots. Last week, hundreds of parents called on the...
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Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines
Facebook will start banning ads that explicitly discourage people from getting vaccinated, the world’s largest social media company said on Tuesday, as it also announced...
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Physiotherapist graduates say their careers have been stalled by regulator’s failure to offer COVID-safe exams
Almost one year after completing his master’s degree in physiotherapy, Jeremy Lynn was prepared to finally take his clinical exam in November to become a...
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Alberta Health Services to lay off up to 11,000 staff, mostly through outsourcing
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro has softened an aggressive plan to lay off front-line staff, including nurses, and extended the timeframe for a massive overhaul...
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At least 61 COVID-19 cases tied to ‘very large’ outbreak at Hamilton spin studio, Spinco
At least 61 people with COVID-19 have been connected to an outbreak at Hamilton spin studio. Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, the city’s medical officer of health,...
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COVID-19 update: Explaining rapid tests and experimental treatments
Parts of Canada are back in lockdown as cases of COVID-19 spike, particularly in Ontario and Quebec. And with the cold weather setting in, it’s...
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New research finds thousands of long-stay home-care clients did not get flu shot in 2019
An estimated 61,000 long-stay home-care clients in Ontario and thousands more across Canada did not get a flu shot in 2019, researchers at the University...
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China to test 9 million after new outbreak
Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for the novel coronavirus this week after nine cases linked...
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Fewer in-school HPV vaccinations could cause rise in preventable cancers, doctors warn
Clinicians are warning that the cancellation of Ontario’s in-school HPV vaccination programs in the spring of 2020 could lead to thousands of preventable cancers in...
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Isolation tents, Red Cross deployed to Manitoba First Nations battling COVID-19
Sunshine Bushie and her three children aren’t leaving their home in Little Grand Rapids First Nation. More than 30 people on the Manitoba fly-in reserve...
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Giving thanks in 2020
Come Monday, we will observe Thanksgiving , mindful of the fact that we are still in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanksgiving 2020...
