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If Omicron variant causes mild infections, "maybe what you should do is let people (under 60) get it," member of Quebec immunization committee says.

“If I want to go to a party, I can test myself and say Im not contagious right now. Its the perfect use of the test at this time."

The number of Quebecers hospitalized because of the virus is at its highest point in more than a month.

Canadian doctors and experts say rapid testing could play a bigger role in controlling the pandemic in this country, especially if rapid antigen tests were used in settings like schools, northern communities and workplaces where outbreaks are a concern.

Sugar-Coated Brain Implants: Scientists Find Sweet Solution to a Hard Problem The consistency of these implants, scientists say, will ensure they cause minimum irritation within the brain and reduce the foreign body response. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 11 May 2021 16:48 IST Photo Credit: McGill Highlights The implants they created are so soft Researchers found higher neuronal density and lower foreign body response A team of researchers at Cana...

Sweet, soft solution to hard brain implants Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy, for example, brain implants can determine where in the brain seizures are happening. Over time, implants trigger a foreign body response, creating inflammation and scar tissue around the implant th...

Researchers used silicone and sugar to make the softest brain implant ever—with a thickness of sewing thread and the consistency of soft pudding.

Loading video... VIDEO: A sugar mold can dissolve in water, releasing the super-soft implant without damaging it. view more  Credit: The Neuro Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy, for example, brain implants can determine where in the brain seizures are happening. Over ...

Opinion: The urgent need for widespread rapid testing Special to National Post © Provided by National Post A medical worker performs a COVID-19 swab test upon a woman at a rapid-testing station at the Panagia Evangelistria Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus capital Nicosia on Jan. 29. The following open letter arguing for the adoption of widespread rapid testing in Canada was signed by 28 members of the medical and business communities. As the second wave of the pandemic contin...

Quebec avoids relying on rapid COVID-19 tests as pressure mounts to follow Ontarios lead Health officials in Quebec remain wary about deploying rapid COVID-19 tests on a large scale and suggested Monday that jurisdictions who adopt that approach, such as Ontario, will face huge numbers of inaccurate results. Social Sharing