COVID News

Quebec health officials urge preventive measures to curb holiday virus spread

Quebec health officials urge preventive measures to curb holiday virus spread

  • CBC
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

  • npr
'Being pushed to the brim': Alberta Children's Hospital adds beds amid waves of respiratory virus patients

'Being pushed to the brim': Alberta Children's Hospital adds beds amid waves of respiratory virus patients

  • CTV News
Link between COVID and new-onset dementia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Link between COVID and new-onset dementia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • BMC Geriatrics
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

  • Science
Respiratory viruses spark wave of sick kids at Alberta Children's Hospital

Respiratory viruses spark wave of sick kids at Alberta Children's Hospital

  • CBC
COVID-19 rates are strangely low this holiday season

COVID-19 rates are strangely low this holiday season

  • Time
N.B. chief medical officer recommends masking amid spike in whooping cough cases

N.B. chief medical officer recommends masking amid spike in whooping cough cases

  • CBC
Over 300 COVID outbreaks hit Alberta acute care facilities last year

Over 300 COVID outbreaks hit Alberta acute care facilities last year

  • Local Journalism Initiative
What mask should you wear to protect yourself against respiratory viruses? (Translation)

What mask should you wear to protect yourself against respiratory viruses? (Translation)

  • Université Laval
COVID can linger in the body for over a year after infection, at least: study

COVID can linger in the body for over a year after infection, at least: study

  • The Lancet
We know Canada flubbed COVID, but we still need to know how badly

We know Canada flubbed COVID, but we still need to know how badly

  • National Post
UK doctors and nurses with long COVID to sue for compensation

UK doctors and nurses with long COVID to sue for compensation

  • Context
Higher risk of secondary bacterial infection with SARS-CoV-2 compared to influenza, RSV: study

Higher risk of secondary bacterial infection with SARS-CoV-2 compared to influenza, RSV: study

  • CIDRAP
The Risk of Groupthink in Pandemic Planning and Preparedness

The Risk of Groupthink in Pandemic Planning and Preparedness

  • Dr. Merrilee Fullerton
Study shows masking on long flights prevents COVID transmission

Study shows masking on long flights prevents COVID transmission

  • News-Medical.Net
Almost a third of preteens, teens with long COVID still not recovered at 2 years, study shows

Almost a third of preteens, teens with long COVID still not recovered at 2 years, study shows

  • CIDRAP
'Dr. Elaine Ma Case is Proof Ontario is Unfriendly to Physicians'

'Dr. Elaine Ma Case is Proof Ontario is Unfriendly to Physicians'

  • Just An Old Country Doctor
  • Sohail Gandhi
Kingston, Ont. doctor in 'disbelief' after being ordered to repay $600K for pandemic vaccination payments

Kingston, Ont. doctor in 'disbelief' after being ordered to repay $600K for pandemic vaccination payments

  • CTV News
Walking pneumonia surging in Ontario children, at rate more than three times higher than pre-COVID cases
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Walking pneumonia surging in Ontario children, at rate more than three times higher than pre-COVID cases

  • Globe and Mail
Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says

Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says

  • Brendan Crabb, Gabriela Khoury & Michelle Scoullar
Trump taps health economist critical of COVID mandates to run NIH

Trump taps health economist critical of COVID mandates to run NIH

  • npr
Analysis of 25 studies shows reduced risk of long COVID after vaccination

Analysis of 25 studies shows reduced risk of long COVID after vaccination

  • CIDRAP
Trump picks pandemic contrarian Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH

Trump picks pandemic contrarian Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH

  • STAT
The story of Alberta's rural long-COVID program that never was

The story of Alberta's rural long-COVID program that never was

  • St Albert Gazette
COVID can raise the risk of heart problems for years
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COVID can raise the risk of heart problems for years

  • The New York Times
1 in 5 animals at zoo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, perhaps from people

1 in 5 animals at zoo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, perhaps from people

  • CIDRAP
Where did COVID originate? Saskatoon lab helps with genetic analysis that points to animal market

Where did COVID originate? Saskatoon lab helps with genetic analysis that points to animal market

  • CBC
17 key charts to understand the COVID pandemic

17 key charts to understand the COVID pandemic

  • Our World in Data
Jay Bhattacharya, a co-founder of the Great Barrington Declaration, emerges as a top candidate to lead the NIH
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Jay Bhattacharya, a co-founder of the Great Barrington Declaration, emerges as a top candidate to lead the NIH

  • The Washington Post
A plea to maskless health-care workers from vulnerable patients

A plea to maskless health-care workers from vulnerable patients

  • Healthy Debate
Tracking respiratory viruses in Canada: RSV, influenza, COVID-19

Tracking respiratory viruses in Canada: RSV, influenza, COVID-19

  • CTV News
Bureaucratic stupidity in COVID vaccine clinic case will have far-reaching consequences

Bureaucratic stupidity in COVID vaccine clinic case will have far-reaching consequences

  • Sohail Gandhi
New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence

New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence

  • CIDRAP
A nasal swab could determine COVID severity

A nasal swab could determine COVID severity

  • Axios
Study reveals a new function of SARS-CoV-2 on tumor progression

Study reveals a new function of SARS-CoV-2 on tumor progression

  • Molecular Cancer
Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond

Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond

  • STAT
  • Janika Schmitt and Jacob Swett
Assessing acute kidney injury risk after COVID vaccination and infection in a large cohort study

Assessing acute kidney injury risk after COVID vaccination and infection in a large cohort study

  • Nature
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome much more common in kids not vaccinated against COVID: study

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome much more common in kids not vaccinated against COVID: study

  • CIDRAP
Canadian study finds no adverse brain development in kids exposed to COVID in utero

Canadian study finds no adverse brain development in kids exposed to COVID in utero

  • CIDRAP
Michigan jury awards millions to a woman fired after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine

Michigan jury awards millions to a woman fired after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine

  • Associated Press
She helped thousands get COVID shots. Now she's on the hook for $600K

She helped thousands get COVID shots. Now she's on the hook for $600K

  • CBC

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