USask professor says it’s normal to feel ‘fatigued’ amid coronavirus pandemic
Global News
“A University of Saskatchewan professor says it is normal to feel drained following months of adapting to a new world, brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. “Usually in a month or two after that initial reaction (pandemic), a kind of fatigue and disillusionment begin to set in and we’re definitely there now,” said Pamela Browne, medical anthropologist.”
TAGS: COVID-19, fatigue, University of Saskatchewan
Feds strike deal with pharmaceutical firms for millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine
CTV News
“The federal government is partnering with biopharmaceutical and biotechnology giants Pfizer and Moderna to help secure millions of vaccine doses to be ready for distribution across Canada in 2021.”
TAGS: COVID-19, vaccine, Pfizer
Health experts sound in on vacation rental safety and COVID-19
CBC News
“As domestic travel slowly begins to open up across the country, many Canadians are revisiting existing travel plans or looking into new, last-minute bookings for the remainder of the summer season and fall. But just how safe are overnight accommodations?”
TAGS: COVID-19, travel, York University, University of Toronto
Virtual care can make all the difference when treating the most vulnerable patients
CBC News
“Prior to the pandemic, virtual care through videoconferencing instead of face-to-face visits with a doctor comprised a small portion of patient assessments. Barriers to development have included regulatory problems and old policies that fail to address virtual matters, security concerns, a lack of compensation mechanisms, and issues surrounding digital infrastructure. But COVID-19 isolation measures have spurred the adoption of virtual assessments out of necessity.”
TAGS: COVID-19, virtual care, SickKids Hospital
Medical Innovation Fellows to generate new solutions
Western News
“Western has recruited some of the top PhD graduates, medical students and residents from across the country to be part of the sixth cohort of its Medical Innovation Fellowship (MIF) program.”
TAGS: fellowship, innovation, Western University
Researchers to study inhaled sedatives as solution to COVID-19 drug shortages
Lawson Health Research Institution
“A team from Lawson Health Research Institute are being funded by the Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund to study whether inhaled sedatives can replace those that are delivered intravenously in COVID-19 patients requiring ventilation. The multi-centre clinical trial aims to address a global shortage of intravenous (IV) sedatives while improving patient outcomes.”
TAGS: COVID-19, treatment, study, Lawson Health Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre