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Health Canada approved Covifenz, the first Canadian SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, in February. But so far, Canada is the only country to do so, and a World Health Organization (WHO) official said it’s unlikely the vaccine will be approved for emergency use internationally because of the company’s links to

In 2019, Venus, a woman living in Canada with 1 child of her own, decided to carry a surrogate pregnancy for Justyn and Tru, a gay couple living in the United States. As often occurs with surrogate pregnancies, an agency facilitated the meeting of Justyn and Tru with Venus, managed the referral to

The virtual event April 5 and 6 for librarians, publishers, and scholars is open to anyone interested in digital scholarship

Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, has announced that EG-IX, the first open access internet exchange in Egypt, is live and available for customers.

Take a break but keep your head in the game with our science-themed games. Join us in the Library Collaboration Hub on Fine Hall A floor for Pandemic (2-4 players), Set (1-20 players), Hive (2 players), or the Open Access board game. Other games in the Lewis Library Science Board Games are available for check out.

Utrecht University aims at a publishing climate in which academic authors publish fully open access (OA). The Executive Board of Utrecht University has agreed to a new OA policy to realise this ambition.

Our work with AAU and TCC Africa will not just benefit African researchers and institutions, but will also help inform activities on a global scale

Hydrofluorocarbon propellants in pMDIs are responsible for roughly 0.03% of yearly global greenhouse gas emissions.[1][1] Prescriptions for pMDIs represent about 3% of total health care–related emissions from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service.[2][2] The carbon footprint from 1 pMDI (

Background: Pandemics may promote hospital avoidance, and added precautions may exacerbate treatment delays for medical emergencies such as stroke. We sought to evaluate ischemic stroke presentations, management and outcomes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We conducted a population-based study, using linked administrative and stroke registry data from Alberta to identify all patients presenting with stroke before the pandemic (Jan. 1, 2016 to Feb. 27, 2020) and in 5 peri...

If there’s one positive thing to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the overdue attention to the human services fields, especially the importance of mental health counseling and treatment. That’s part of the message shared by Lynda Battaglia, Genesee County director of Mental Health & Community Services, in a phone interview with The Batavian. “As a result of the