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‘This isn’t a life’: The crushing burden of Long Covid

Published November 17, 2023

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Published by: Newsroom
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By Marc Daalder

Ashleigh was saving up to travel overseas in the near future. Now, she’s housebound at 28, sometimes even bedbound, unable to drive or walk more than a short distance. “My mum has had to take care of me a lot this year, and I feel a bit bad for her experience as well.”

Michael, 32, was a busy Crown prosecutor. Now he’s been disabled for more than 18 months, taking long stretches off work and struggling with his mental health and damaged relationships. “It’s probably the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.”

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Topic: human rightsView all posts for the topic: human rights

Physicians’ Refusal to Wear Masks to Protect Vulnerable Patients—An Ethical Dilemma for the Medical Profession

Published November 17, 2023

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Published by: JAMA Health Forum
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By Doron Dorfman, Mical Raz, Zackary Berger

On May 11, 2023, the US federal government put an end to the COVID-19–related public health emergency. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommends routine universal masking in most health care settings. Many clinicians and staff at hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes around the country have stopped regularly wearing masks. A conflict might arise when patients who are immunocompromised or have other risk factors that increase their susceptibility to COVID-19 complications seek health care and encounter an unmasked clinician. Individuals who have such conditions are considered disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Those disabled patients nowadays must embark on a “personal crusade for public health” to have their needs met.

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COVID-19 : la justice rejette la contestation de la loi sur les mesures d’urgence au Yukon

Published November 17, 2023

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A Yukon judge rejected legal challenges to the Territorial Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA) that was used to implement and enforce health rules during the…

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Yukon court dismisses challenge of law used to enact COVID-19 rules

Published November 17, 2023

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A Yukon judge has dismissed a legal challenge of the territory’s Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA), the legislation used to create and enforce public health rules and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seven plaintiffs sued the territorial government in 2020, arguing that CEMA was unconstitutional and gave politicians too much power without sufficient oversight. They wanted the legislation struck down.

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Topic: zoonosesView all posts for the topic: zoonoses

A Lot of Deer Carry COVID. Should That Worry People?

Published November 17, 2023

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Published by: The Tyee
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By Andrew Nikiforuk

COVID hasn’t just colonized billions of humans. The virus has entered North America’s white-tailed deer populations, transforming one of the largest remaining wild mammal populations on Earth into another rapidly evolving reservoir for COVID.

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Total hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. climbs in latest weekly update

Published November 16, 2023

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By Ian Holliday

The number of people with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals rose this week, while other data released Thursday by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control was a mixed bag.

There were 263 test-positive COVID patients in provincial hospitals Thursday, up from 244 last week, an increase of 7.7 per cent.

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COVID outbreaks continuing as Ottawa heads for repeat of triple-demic

Published November 16, 2023

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Published by: Ottawa Citizen
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By Elizabeth Payne

Hospitals continue to deal with multiple COVID‑19 outbreaks in Ottawa as rising case counts, outbreaks and wastewater data indicate the city is headed into an anticipated fall viral triple-demic.

For the first time this season, there are signs that Influenza A is beginning to circulate widely in Ottawa, wastewater surveillance shows. For now, though, COVID‑19 remains the dominant and most destructive respiratory illness circulating, along with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) to a lesser extent.

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Facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak declared at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital

Published November 16, 2023

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By Cheryl Browne

South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) has closed its doors to visitors following a facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak.

In collaboration with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the Bracebridge site after eight patients and six staff across four inpatient units tested positive.

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COVID-19 et influenza : pourquoi fait-on un nouvel appel à la vaccination?

Published November 16, 2023

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By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski

On Wednesday, Quebec’s National Director of Public Health, Dr. Luc Boileau, issued a new call for vaccination, due to a “serious” circulation of COVID-19 and an imminent wave of influenza in Quebec. Here are seven questions to understand why vaccination remains an important tool in the fight against these infectious diseases.

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Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023‑11‑15View of the Ottawa River, Parliament Hill, and buildings in downtown Ottawa.
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Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023‑11‑15

Published November 15, 2023

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📈 The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+1,246%) since a low on July 12, 2023.

⚠️ The 7-day average of percent positivity is extremely high (18.74%).

🏥 Confirmed COVID-19 patients in Ottawa hospitals: 178 ( increase of 65).

Since September 1, 2023, there have been 37 COVID-19 outbreaks at Ottawa’s hospitals, leading to three recent deaths and 314 known cases of COVID-19.

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COVID-19 cases show major weekly rise, OPH says

Published November 15, 2023

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Ottawa Public Health on Wednesday reported three more deaths due to COVID-19, as well as 207 new cases over the seven days ending Monday.

The new data collected Tuesday brings the total number of deaths to 1,136, while 94,917 cases of COVID-19 have been registered since the pandemic began.

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