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Doctors still waiting for feared surge of COVID-19 patients in Canadian ICUsHealth | 208241 hits | 12:16 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
They have been bracing for the worst, a deluge of desperately sick COVID-19 patients who overwhelm resources and make necessary chilling decisions over who gets life-saving care. 'This is an evolving situation': Documents reveal glimpse into Canada's early coronavirus plan | CTV NewsHealth | 208201 hits | 10:39 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Government documents on the novel coronavirus obtained by CTVNews.ca reveal how the rapidly-spreading disease prompted a cascade of ever-evolving policies as it reached Canadian soil, from the advice given based on the virus' ability to spread, to measure Health | 208329 hits | 11:48 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Defective medical masks supplied to the city of Toronto were worn by staff in two long-term care homes hit by COVID-19, including one in Scarborough with a disastrously deadly outbreak. Even with strict containment measures, COVID-19 could claim 22,000 lives, federal officials projectHealth | 208273 hits | 10:54 AM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Federal health officials are saying there could be nearly 32,000 cases of COVID-19 and between 500 and 700 deaths in Canada by April 16 — and anywhere from 11,000 to 22,000 deaths over the course of the pandemic, even with relatively s Health | 208360 hits | 3:36 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
President Trump suggested Tuesday that he might consider cutting funding for the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus crisis and alleged role in helping China downplay the severity of the outbreak.Calls Mount for WHO Chief to Resign
Health | 206985 hits | 11:36 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Engineer tried to crash train into USNS Mercy in Los Angeles: FedsHealth | 207009 hits | 9:52 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Coronavirus: Counterfeit Chinese-made face masks pulled offline after Global News probeHealth | 208447 hits | 10:39 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Counterfeit safety masks from China have been removed from sales websites after an investigation by Global News found the items were not N95 certified as they had claimed.Rhode Island to send police, National Guard to track down New Yorkers fleeing the city
Rhode Island plans to send the National Guard out to knock door-to-door in an attempt to hunt down anyone who has arrived in the tiny state from New York City during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health | 208420 hits | 11:15 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rhode Island plans to send the National Guard out to knock door-to-door in an attempt to hunt down anyone who has arrived in the tiny state from New York City during the coronavirus pandemic. China promotes bear bile as treatment for disease traced to wildlifeHealth | 208442 hits | 3:00 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Wildlife advocates have condemned Chinese officials for recommending the use of a medication derived from bile taken from caged bears to treat people with COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.'PATIENT ZERO': Woman thought to be first COVID-19 victim 'thought it was the flu'
A woman who hawked shrimp at the wet market in China where COVID-10 began is believed to be patient zero, the first person infected before the disease spread worldwide.
Health | 208474 hits | 1:55 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A woman who hawked shrimp at the wet market in China where COVID-10 began is believed to be patient zero, the first person infected before the disease spread worldwide. $2k/month for those laid off
What happened: Ottawa revises plans for direct financial support to Canadians, turning two benefits into one benefit
Why it matters: The prime minister says this was done to streamline the government’s approach
Canadians who find themselves out of a How sick Canadian travellers are masking COVID-19 symptoms to get through airport screeningHealth | 208644 hits | 11:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Canadians desperate to return home from abroad in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic are easily circumventing air travel screening aimed at preventing sick and infected passengers from boarding planes, CBC News has found. Coronavirus: TikTok video shows influencer licking toilet seat for COVID-19 'challenge'Health | 207232 hits | 12:32 PM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
What to know about coronavirus experimental treatments
The rush to find a treatment for the novel coronavirus continues to intensify as the number of diagnosed cases around the world grows significantly.
Health | 208617 hits | 11:39 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The rush to find a treatment for the novel coronavirus continues to intensify as the number of diagnosed cases around the world grows significantly.How Taiwan and Singapore managed to contain COVID-19, while letting normal life go on
The countries seem to have found the sweet spot between a 'it’s just like the flu' reaction, and imposition of economically devastating lockdowns
Health | 208537 hits | 10:27 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The countries seem to have found the sweet spot between a 'it’s just like the flu' reaction, and imposition of economically devastating lockdowns 'Stay home,' urges widow of 51-year-old Ontario man who died of COVID-19 | CTV News
In one of their final conversations in the hospital, Sean -- whose lungs were failing due to the disease -- told his wife that he didn’t want to die.Biotech company ships first batches of vaccine, to be tested on humans: report
Containment measures are being implemented in the U.S. and throughout the globe to limit the spread of coronavirus, but only a vaccine can prevent people from getting sick from the virus.
Health | 208521 hits | 2:09 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Containment measures are being implemented in the U.S. and throughout the globe to limit the spread of coronavirus, but only a vaccine can prevent people from getting sick from the virus. Ontario Medical Association says all elective surgery to be put on holdHealth | 208696 hits | 3:23 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Ontario Medical Association says all non-essential care and elective surgery will temporarily be put on hold as the province directs its efforts towards battling COVID-19. Government warns against all international travel, limits inbound flights to stop spread of COVID-19Health | 208453 hits | 10:36 AM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The federal government is warning against international travel and is limiting inbound flights to stop the spread of COVID-19. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau self-isolating over coronavirus fearsHealth | 208512 hits | 10:30 AM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Justin Trudeau is staying at home as a precaution after his wife shows mild symptoms of illness. Coronavirus: how to keep things in perspective | World Economic ForumHealth | 207058 hits | 10:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Health | 208941 hits | 8:51 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
New figures from Environment Canada show that aging and old-fashioned municipal sewer systems dumped nearly 900 billion litres of raw sewage into Canada's waterways from 2013 to 2018. That's the equivalent of filling an Olympic-sized swimming pool more th Canada opens door to expanding assisted dyingHealth | 208566 hits | 1:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Patients would no longer have to prove their natural death is "reasonably foreseeable". Wild, West Kootenay cat recovering after battle with West Kootenay wildcatHealth | 208763 hits | 10:04 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Castlegar tomcat that took on a Castlegar bobcat is being saluted for his outsize bravery, as well as treated for his extensive injuries. A record-breaking 105 US children have died from flu so far this season
So far this season,105 children have died from the flu, according to data released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the highest number of child flu deaths at this point in the season since the CDC started keeping record Alberta doctors raise alarm about long waits for MRI and CT scans
Doctors from around Alberta say ballooning wait times for publicly funded MRI and CT scans are putting patients at risk. They're calling on the province and Alberta Health Services to address the backlog.Kim Jong-un executes North Korea official who used public bath while in coronavirus quarantine
The execution comes after leader Kim Jong-un decreed that the country would ‘rule by military law’ against anyone who leaves quarantine
Health | 208239 hits | 12:46 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The execution comes after leader Kim Jong-un decreed that the country would ‘rule by military law’ against anyone who leaves quarantine
Cave full of bats in China identified as source of virus almost identical to the one killing hundreds todayHealth | 208193 hits | 10:33 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Researchers discovered the cave 15 years ago but did not have funding for further research on a virus 96 per cent similar to the novel coronavirus When a lottery 'wins' sick babies life-saving drugsHealth | 208258 hits | 10:35 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The company behind a gene therapy for muscle-wasting disease SMA will give out 100 doses via lottery. Jordan Peterson's year of 'absolute hell': Professor forced to retreat from public life because of addictionHealth | 208658 hits | 9:52 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The controversial author and professor is recovering from addiction to tranquilizers and near-death in Russia, his family says 3 more Albertans have died from the flu in our province
Alberta Health Services say three more patients, being treated in hospital for influenza this week, have died from complications connected to the illness.
The agency announced the information in their weekly data report released Thursday.
So far, fo 251 Canadians among cruise ship passengers quarantined in Japan after coronavirus outbreakHealth | 207028 hits | 8:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Princess Cruises confirmed the passenger count on the Diamond Princess in an email to CBC News on Tuesday night. None of the Canadian passengers have tested positive for the virus during the first phase of screening, the email says. Recommendation to replace higher-educated nurses with cheaper staff could backfire, nurses warn
Nursing experts say some cost-saving recommendations put forward in an external review of Alberta Health Services released Monday could lead to worse patient outcomes.Japan quarantines 3,700 on cruise ship over new coronavirus
Japan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,711 people and was testing those onboard for the new coronavirus Tuesday after a former passenger was diagnosed with the illness in Hong Kong.
Japan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,711 people and was testing those onboard for the new coronavirus Tuesday after a former passenger was diagnosed with the illness in Hong Kong. How concussions became a 'significant' risk for workplace injury among teachers
Experts say an increasing number of teachers are suffering concussions at work due to accidents in the classroom and during recess, leaving some with debilitating, long-lasting symptoms.Brazilian blowouts turn hairdresser's skin grey and her blood brown
A middle-aged hairdresser’s skin turned grey, her ears and hands dark purple, and her blood a chocolate brown after she developed a rare condition from repeated exposure to formaldehyde in Brazilian blowout treatments, according to a new case report in th
A middle-aged hairdresser’s skin turned grey, her ears and hands dark purple, and her blood a chocolate brown after she developed a rare condition from repeated exposure to formaldehyde in Brazilian blowout treatments, according to a new case report in thHealth | 208395 hits | 8:18 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The coronavirus that has spread from Wuhan has been linked to the sale of live wildlife at a market that experts describe as a perfect incubator for novel pathogens. Health | 208476 hits | 3:40 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The victim is a man in his 50s who recently travelled to Wuhan, China. Chinese researcher escorted from infectious disease lab amid RCMP investigationHealth | 208457 hits | 10:18 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A researcher with ties to China was recently escorted out of the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg amid an RCMP investigation into what’s being described as a possible "policy breach."Canada's first opioid vending machine launches in Vancouver
An automatic dispensing machine is now up and running on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. It works similar to an ATM, but instead of cash, it dispenses opioids.
Health | 208377 hits | 9:45 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An automatic dispensing machine is now up and running on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. It works similar to an ATM, but instead of cash, it dispenses opioids.New Chinese virus 'will have infected hundreds'
The virus emerged in December, two people have died and it has been detected in three countries.
Health | 208221 hits | 1:25 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The virus emerged in December, two people have died and it has been detected in three countries. B.C. psychologist apologizes for one-sided opinion in family courtHealth | 208567 hits | 3:57 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
When psychologist Dr. Cindy Hardy informed a judge that a nine-year-old B.C. boy might deliberately hurt himself if he had to visit his dad in Alberta, she did so without ever speaking to the father.Belgium euthanasia: Three doctors accused in unprecedented trial
Tine Nys's family say her request to die after a relationship ended should never have been granted.
Health | 208344 hits | 9:24 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Tine Nys's family say her request to die after a relationship ended should never have been granted. Thousands of responses to medically assisted dying survey swamp government website
It seems a lot of Canadians have something to say about medical assistance in dying.
In just over 24 hours, more than 37,900 people filled out the federal government's new online survey on changing the assisted dying regime, according to the office of Medically assisted deaths prove a growing boon to organ donation in OntarioHealth | 207124 hits | 8:34 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ontario's waiting list for organs typically hovers around 1,600 without any great headway made to eliminate that number.Back to Canada News
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