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PCR testing requirement to remain as land border opens: Blair
CBC Canada Health

PCR testing requirement to remain as land border opens: Blair

News/Politics: Canadians will still need to take an expensive PCR test in order to return to Canada from the United States after the land border reopens in November.
I was raised vaccine hesitant. Now I'm double vaxxed against COVID-19
CBC Canada Health

I was raised vaccine hesitant. Now I'm double vaxxed against COVID-19

News/Canada/North: I didn’t challenge some of the vaccine assumptions I learned in my childhood until I became seriously ill, writes Rachel Grantham.
Vaccine allergy? Experts say most past reactions not valid reason for exemptions
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Vaccine allergy? Experts say most past reactions not valid reason for exemptions

News/Canada/Hamilton: Allergists across the country have safely inoculated most patients who come into their clinics, regardless of allergy history, says an Ontario doctor who's noticed an uptick in requests for allergy assessments after the government began implementing COVID-19 vaccine certificates last month.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

News/World: Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week.
How to maintain lower sodium intake
FOX Health

How to maintain lower sodium intake

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued final guidance to the food industry for voluntarily reducing sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods. 
Quebec nurses refuse mandatory overtime this weekend as pandemic adds to pressure
CBC Canada Health

Quebec nurses refuse mandatory overtime this weekend as pandemic adds to pressure

News/Canada/Montreal: Quebec's largest nurses' union says more than 30,000 of its members across the province are refusing mandatory overtime this weekend. The union says it formally notified provincial and regional health authorities on Friday.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
CBC Canada Health

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

News/World: Health-care workers in New Zealand administered a national record number of vaccine jabs Saturday as the nation held a festival aimed at getting more people inoculated against COVID-19.
Searching for hope in midst of addictions and housing crises, Dryden, Ont., focuses on young people
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Searching for hope in midst of addictions and housing crises, Dryden, Ont., focuses on young people

News/Canada/Thunder Bay: As the small Ontario city of Dryden deals with its growing addictions and homelessness crises, officials focus on creating connections for young people.
Where's the line on who gets COVID booster shots?
CBC Canada Health

Where's the line on who gets COVID booster shots?

News/Health: Many Canadians are wondering why more people are eligible for booster shots in countries like the U.S. and Israel. Immunologists and infectious disease experts say the guidelines in Canada make scientific sense.
New COVID cases continue downward trend, but officials urge caution as flu season approaches
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New COVID cases continue downward trend, but officials urge caution as flu season approaches

News/Politics: Health officials say COVID-19 cases are still trending downward nationally but warn that a hard flu season could put more pressure on the health care system.
FDA panel endorses Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster with 2-month gap for ages 18 and up
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FDA panel endorses Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster with 2-month gap for ages 18 and up

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee on Friday endorsed an emergency authorization for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster when administered at least two months after the initial dose among people ages 18 years and older.
No safe injection site, homeless shelters force those in need in Dryden, Ont., to help each other
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No safe injection site, homeless shelters force those in need in Dryden, Ont., to help each other

News/Canada/Thunder Bay: There's a great divide in Dryden, Ontario's smallest city: People needing immediate help for addictions and homelessness are being told it'll take time to put evidence-based solutions like safe consumption sites in place. But for individuals like Shauna Pinkerton, time isn't on their side.
Bill Clinton hospitalized with urological infection: Medical experts weigh in
FOX Health

Bill Clinton hospitalized with urological infection: Medical experts weigh in

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized Tuesday for a urological infection, a source close to the situation told Fox News. 
CDC: Record high drug overdose deaths in US at over 96,000 in 12-month period
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CDC: Record high drug overdose deaths in US at over 96,000 in 12-month period

U.S. drug overdose deaths exceeded 96,000 in the 12 months leading to March 2021, amid a national decline of opioid prescriptions over the past ten years, according to provisional figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Alcohol consumption can be reduced through brief medical interventions: study
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Alcohol consumption can be reduced through brief medical interventions: study

Short one-on-one discussions about alcohol consumption in a doctor’s office may reduce patients' drinking levels, according to a study.
We may not need 10,000 daily steps for long life, studies suggest
FOX Health

We may not need 10,000 daily steps for long life, studies suggest

Adults likely need at least 7,000 steps daily or should play sports for more than 2.5 hours every week to maximize longevity, according to two large-scale studies.
Premier Ford reveals details of Ontario's QR code COVID-19 vaccine certificates
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Premier Ford reveals details of Ontario's QR code COVID-19 vaccine certificates

News/Canada/Toronto: Ontario is making COVID-19 vaccine certificate QR codes available for download beginning over the next three days, starting Friday morning with those born between January and April before expanding to more residents.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

News/World: Romanian doctors sent an open letter Wednesday titled "a cry of despair" as the country's overwhelmed and deteriorated health-care system copes with a record-setting surge of coronavirus infections and deaths.
What we know about kids and COVID-19 vaccines
CBC Canada Health

What we know about kids and COVID-19 vaccines

Radio/White Coat, Black Art: With the possibility of COVID-19 vaccination getting closer for children ages five to 11, pediatricians say they're getting questions from parents about how safe and necessary they are, and are ready to discuss any concerns with compassion.
Saskatchewan looking to send COVID-19 patients to Manitoba as ICUs overwhelmed
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Saskatchewan looking to send COVID-19 patients to Manitoba as ICUs overwhelmed

News/Canada/Manitoba: Saskatchewan is exploring the possibility of sending COVID-19 patients to Manitoba, a day after it announced plans to send those sick with the virus to Ontario. Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Thursday that officials in that province have reached out to its neighbouring province to start a discussion.