Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada may soon drop COVID vaccine requirement for international travelers
If you haven't had a COVID vaccine, you can't travel to Canada, but that could change soon.
Sep 21, 2022
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Vaccination
Danish monkeypox vaccine maker widens deal with Canada
Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, announced Tuesday a revised supply deal with Canada worth up to $470 million.
Sep 20, 2022
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Medications
Twelfth version of living guideline issued for drugs for COVID-19
In the living guideline developed by the World Health Organization and published in The BMJ, recommendations on drug options for the treatment of COVID-19 have been updated.
Sep 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada needs a better detection system for respiratory pathogens
Canada needs a better infectious disease surveillance system to detect emerging respiratory pathogens that includes waste-water testing, population-based testing and genomics, according to an analysis published in Canadian ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Cardiology
Intervention cuts risk for AKI after coronary angiography
An intervention, including clinical decision support with audit and feedback, reduces the likelihood of acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients undergoing coronary angiography, according to a study published in the Sept. ...
Sep 6, 2022
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Vaccination
Canada approves Moderna shot targeting Omicron
Canada on Thursday authorized an updated Moderna COVID-19 booster shot that specifically targets the Omicron variant and is said to provide significantly better protection against it.
Sep 1, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Walk test with smartphone sensor can classify fall risk in amputees
In lower-limb amputees, automated foot strikes from a six-minute walk test (6MWT) can be used to calculate step-based features for fall risk classification, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in PLOS Digital Health.
Aug 19, 2022
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Vaccination
SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine uptake among First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in urban areas
Despite prioritizing Indigenous populations for SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations, vaccine uptake was low among First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Toronto and London, Ontario, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Vaccination
Public health researchers develop web-based guide to help family physicians address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Public health researchers in Canada developed an interactive, web-based guide to help family physicians better address a wide range of patient concerns related to the COVID-19 vaccine. To ensure relevancy, the researchers ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Medical economics
Who is Black? Canadian health research must clearly define Black communities or risk failing their needs
The use of precise, accurate language in defining Black communities in health care research must improve in Canada, or there is a risk that health research will fail to meet the needs of Black people in Canada, argues a University ...
Jul 18, 2022
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