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Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu said there were 270 people in ICUs across the province on Tuesday — 88 per cent of the system s capacity....
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A+ Canada’s top doctor says Alberta’s COVID 19 response is an example of the kind of consequences a jurisdiction can face if it reopens too soon. Dr. Theresa Tam , Canada’s...
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MONTREAL Quebec must improve working conditions for nurses by adopting a series of standards across the province, according to a 104 page report released Thursday. That was one...
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CHICAGO New data from Moderna s large COVID 19 vaccine trial shows that the protection it offers wanes over time, supporting the case for booster doses, the company...
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TORONTO The national union representing nurses in Canada is calling on the federal government to take a leadership role in combatting the ongoing nursing shortages across the...
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A+ For the first time in Canada’s political history, federal elections are being held during a global pandemic. When Justin Trudeau called the snap vote last month there was a...
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TORONTO The truth of the fourth wave of COVID 19 in Canada is starkly clear inside the intensive care unit at Hamilton General, where the majority of the...
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TORONTO A new study has found a link between socio economic status and lazy eye, with researchers saying this may stem from families of immigrants and those of...
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A+ A doctor who treated residents of a Montreal area care home where dozens of patients died of COVID 19 says she was concerned about the lack of staff and personal protective...
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A+ Jump to Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools and child care – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton The...
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists said on Wednesday that a third booster dose of Pfizer s COVID 19 vaccine generates a higher immune response in recipients, but stopped short of...
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The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating COVID 19 pandemic 1 in 500 Americans have died from coronavirus since the nation s first...
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Researchers conducted the survey online from May to June 2020 with responses from nearly 1, 500 participants, 87 per cent of whom were Canadian, who were either pregnant or had recently...
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A+ The head of Quebec’s COVID 19 vaccination strategy will oversee the deployment of rapid tests in schools after administrators criticized the rollout of the program. Daniel Paré will be responsible...
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A+ Jump to Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools and child care – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton The...
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Larger font Increase article font size A+ Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding that he...
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A+ A small group of nurses, part of a nationwide organization called Canadian Frontline Nurses, staged what was described as a silent vigil Monday afternoon outside the McGill University Health...
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According to Lorian Hardcastle, associate professor of health policy and law at the University of Calgary, the nature of these protests shows just how tense things have gotten in Alberta...
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A man died after he couldn t get a cardiac ICU bed in 43 U.S. hospitals due to pandemic, family says
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The cardiac patient from Cullman, Alabama, died in a Mississippi hospital about 200 miles 320 kilometres from his home because there were no cardiac ICU beds nearby, his daughter Raven...
