Health

Experts examine how COVID-19 testing fits into Canada’s present and future

While Omicron has hurt access to PCR testing, we could still see expanded capacity, one expert says Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang · CBC News · Posted: Jan 17, 2022 4:00 AM ET Since the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 testing has never been less accessible for the general public — and one expert says the testing tides have …

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Pfizer Covid pill approved by Health Canada

By Joel Goldenberg The Suburban Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s antiviral Covid pill Paxlovid Monday morning. “Health Canada has authorized the combination of two antiviral drugs, nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (brand name PAXLOVIDTM), to treat adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progressing to serious disease, including hospitalization or death,” says …

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Canada in for ‘intense’ weeks of Omicron infections, hospitalization surges: data

By Aaron D’Andrea  Global News Posted January 14, 2022 10:29 am Updated January 14, 2022 1:07 pm Canada is set for several “intense” weeks of COVID-19 activity as Omicron will continue to drive record infections and hospitalizations, new federal data suggests. The projections, made by Canadian health officials on Friday, indicate the Omicron wave could peak at 170,000 cases a day …

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Canada’s growing bio-economy facing skilled labour shortage: report

By Mark Neufeld Posted Dec 7, 2021, 6:48PM MST. Last Updated Dec 8, 2021, 8:39AM MST. The bio-economy in Canada is one of the few sectors that has grown during the pandemic, however a new report indicates Canada is facing a serious talent shortage when it comes to hiring skilled workers in the field. The bio-economy …

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Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario is reporting 1,009 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths; Pfizer says third dose neutralizes Omicron variant

By Star staff Toronto Star Wednesday, December 8, 2021 The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 10:47 a.m. Nova Scotia today announced it will spend $57 million over the next two years as part of what the government says …

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City workers slam Health Department for unsafe return-to-work policies

By Julia Marsh (Tue, October 19, 2021) About 1,000 New York City Health Department employees have signed a letter blasting the agency’s return-to-office guidelines, accusing it of failing to communicate internal COVID-19 cases and not following a “science-informed” approach, including masking and social distancing. “It’s a huge contradiction because we’re the Health Department,” one agency worker …

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Health experts dismayed at Texas Gov. Abbott’s ban on vaccine mandates as state nears 70,000 COVID deaths, and U.K. government slammed for mismanaging pandemic in new report

By Ciara Linnane (Tue, October 12, 2021) Public health experts reacted with dismay Tuesday to the news of Texas Gov. Greg Abbot’s executive order banning any company or entity, public or private, from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, which comes as the U.S. government and others step up the use of mandates as they work to …

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Healthcare Leaders Gather to Address World’s Most Widespread Public Health Crisis: Loneliness and Isolation

By PRNewswire (Tue, October 05, 2021) On October 13th, the Foundation for Social Connection, a non-profit dedicated to ensuring the development of evidence-based solutions for a socially engaged society, and Social Health Labs, a social impact organization founded to facilitate innovation in the social health space, will host Connect+Healthcare, the fifth in a unique series of interactive events focused on …

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Prescryptive Health Launches COVID-19 Treatment Solution for Pharmacists

By Prescryptive Health (Tue, September 28, 2021) Healthcare technology company Prescryptive Health today announced a turn-key solution for pharmacists to treat COVID-19 through monoclonal antibody administration. This new program builds on the company’s work with community pharmacists on COVID-19 testing and vaccine services and supports the National Community Pharmacists Association’s effort to prepare pharmacists to provide this …

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TikTok has new mental health resources for its users. Some experts say it’s a good start

By Kalhan Rosenblatt Many of the TikTok videos using the hashtag begin the same way. Haunting chords play from Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson’s “Je te laisserai des mots,” which roughly translates from French to “I’ll leave you notes.” On the screen, text appears stating some version of, “It’s national suicide prevention month, so here’s what I would’ve …

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