Daily Media Digest September 17, 2021

Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines get full Health Canada approval — and new names …
Globalnews.ca
“The United States granted Pfizer’s jab full FDA approval on Aug. 23, just weeks before full approval was granted in Canada. Pfizer executives said the …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, vaccination, Health Canada

An Origami 3D-Printed Ventilation System to Fight COVID-19 – 3Dnatives
3Dnatives
“At Simon Fraser University in Canada, a team of researchers led by Professor Kim Woo Soo developed a 3D-printed ventilation system to fight …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, medical technology, ventilation, Simon Fraser University

Coronavirus: Sudbury ER physician details challenges of delivering care during COVID-19 …
CTV Toronto
“He said staff at Health Sciences North had to learn as they went along, since there was no playbook on how to provide care in an emergency room …”
TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, emergency medicine, Health Sciences North

‘Teenagers especially are very vulnerable’: Youth mental health issues on the rise in north Simcoe
simcoe.com
“The Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene is also able to help. In April 2020, the Family, Child and Youth Mental Health …”
TAGS: mental health, youth health, COVID-19, pandemic, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care

Knowing the issues that matter to the ALS Community: ALS Election Commitments
ALS Canada
“The 2021 federal election is wrapping up in less than a week! With Election Day scheduled for Monday, September 20, 2021, now more than ever, it’s important to know the issues that matter to you before you cast your vote.”
TAGS: ALS, community health, Canadian politics

John Muscedere: Canadians want government action to protect aging loved ones
The Province
“Over 90 per cent of Canadians believe it is important that Canada do a better job at helping people over 65 remain healthy and independent as they age, a new survey commissioned by the Canadian Frailty Network and conducted by Nanos Research has found.”
TAGS: aging population, geriatric health, frailty

What is blood cancer?
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
“Dr. Rena Buckstein, head of Sunnybrook’s hematology site group at Odette Cancer Centre, answers a few questions about blood cancers and conditions – called “complex malignant hematology”.”
TAGS: cancer, blood cancer, hematology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre