Some jurisdictions are now breaking down hospital data into patients admitted directly for COVID-19, and those admitted for other health issues who also test positive. But clinicians say those buckets don’t capture the reality on the ground: major pressure on hospitals, and poorer outcomes for patients.Some jurisdictions are now breaking down hospital data a little differently,…
Some young patients are growing frustrated waiting for the New Brunswick government to release the second part of its investigation into what is making them sick.Some young patients, including, from left, Terriline Porelle, Cody Gallant, Gabrielle Cormier and Luc LeBlanc, are growing anxious waiting for the New Brunswick government to release the second part of…
Dr. Jon LaPook continues a special series on the 50th anniversary of “the war on cancer,” looking at the racial divide in…
Saskatchewan officials say another two COVID-19 patients who had been transferred to Ontario for intensive care have died there, bringing the total number of deaths among transferred patients to five.A Saskatchewan patient is transferred on Oct. 27. A total of 27 Saskatchewan COVID-19 patients were transferred to Ontario due to a bed crunch. As of…
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Some COVID-19 patients are now deteriorating so quickly that they die before they can seek medical attention, Ontario’s chief coroner says. He calls it an “unfortunate and sad” phenomenon that shows how serious the virus can be.Ontario’s chief coroner Dr. Dirk Huyer looks on during a daily COVID-19 press briefing at Queen’s Park in Toronto…
Shane Monette describes his addiction to opioids as an obsession, a fatal attraction. He is one of 11 patients suing to save two Alberta treatment clinics due to close next year because of funding cuts.Shane Monette says his life has been saved by injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT). But the two Alberta clinics that offer…
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition that creates musculoskeletal pain, tiredness, and localized tenderness. Unknown as to what the root cause of FM…