Vaccination
Canada secures deals for millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses
Canada announced deals on Monday with US companies Novavax and Johnson & Johnson for millions doses of their experimental COVID-19 vaccines.
Aug 31, 2020
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Vaccination
Pfizer to send more COVID vaccines to Canada as Moderna jabs delayed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday assured Canadians that the country's turbulent COVID-19 vaccine rollout remains on track after Pfizer agreed to boost shipments just as Moderna deliveries hit a snag.
Apr 16, 2021
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Health
Iodine status varies across Canada, raising deficiency risk in some regions
Iodine deficiency, a public health concern resolved decades ago, may be making a comeback due to changing eating habits, according to new findings by McMaster University researchers.
Jul 11, 2022
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Health
Canada poised to legalize recreational marijuana
Canada's Senate is set to vote Thursday on legalizing recreational marijuana, a move that would make the country the first member of the Group of Seven nations to legalize the production, sale and consumption of the mind-altering ...
Jun 7, 2018
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Health
Reducing residents' work hours may have unintended consequences
Medical residents in Canada may work longer hours per shift and per week than their counterparts in Europe, Australia and New Zealand but there is conflicting evidence whether shorter shifts improve patient safety, a new ...
May 20, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada to require negative Covid-19 test for entry
Canada will require travellers to obtain a negative Covid-19 test before being allowed into the country, the government announced Wednesday.
Dec 31, 2020
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Health
Immigrant children's health declines rapidly after arrival in Canada
A healthy, happy future, free from poverty: This is the aspiration of many new immigrants and refugees to Canada and the United States. Leaving harsh conditions and food scarcity behind, they embrace the safety and relative ...
Apr 10, 2019
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Pediatrics
Canada: What will it take to end physical punishment of children?
Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy statement recommending that parents not spank, hit or slap their children.
Nov 22, 2018
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Neuroscience
These scientists are 'itching' to help you stop scratching
Itch and scratch, itch and scratch. It's not the most serious physical problem in our lives, but it is common and it is very annoying. Now, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in Boston have come up with ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Income inequality in secondary schools contributes to higher rates of adolescent depression
Canadian teenagers who attend schools in areas with high income inequality are more likely to suffer from depression than those in areas with low income inequality, according to the first study of its kind in Canada.
Feb 8, 2022
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