Around the world, residential care and nursing homes have shown to be highly vulnerable to COVID-19. In Canada, these complexes have seen hundreds of deaths as result of the deadly virus. Here in Nova Scotia, Northwood has ...
May 15, 2020
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Germany on Friday passed legislation requiring healthcare workers to get inoculated against COVID-19, a first step toward possible mandatory jabs for all adults.
Dec 10, 2021
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The pandemic has infiltrated long-term care facilities, infecting staff and residents alike and resulting in scores of deaths. Now one U of T Mississauga sociologist is sounding the alarm for a hidden population that is also ...
May 6, 2020
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China on Monday reported its first deaths from COVID-19 since loosening its hardline containment policy, as hospitals and crematoriums struggle with an outbreak authorities say is impossible to track.
Dec 19, 2022
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The unprecedented push to inoculate the world's population against COVID-19 has got off to a sluggish start, triggering a storm of criticism.
Jan 13, 2021
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U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK'd the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states.
Apr 21, 2020
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Almost a year ago, in July 2020, our calls for the government to urgently upgrade the guidelines to protect health workers from airborne SARS-CoV-2 fell on deaf ears.
Jun 17, 2021
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Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite evidence that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them.
Feb 28, 2020
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Home health care work is not only physically demanding, but also emotionally taxing. Home care workers do an enormous amount of emotional labor to keep clients feeling safe, calm and happy. This work can be rewarding but ...
Sep 5, 2018
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Like many people, Alberto Pérez of Madrid used a home test to discover that his headache and cold-like symptoms were caused by COVID-19.
Jan 5, 2022
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