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Declaring a state of public health emergency Wednesday evening, Premier Jason Kenney said the province could run out of intensive care beds and staff to manage…
Infectious disease experts are pushing back against "armchair" molecular biologists who continue to make false claims on social media about PCR tests — the primary method for detecting the virus that causes COVID-19.
Imagine having a terrible medical condition and not knowing what it was. More than 400,000 Albertans have a rare disease. Many of them face challenges getting the right diagnosis, let alone finding the right specialist and obtaining effective treatment. Some cases are deadly; others can have a major impact on a patient’s day-to-day life. Advances in genetic screening in the last two decades mean a higher percentage of these diseases are diagnosed. But current tests—which rely largely on DNA sequencing—have their limitations, said Peter Kannu, associate professor and chair of the Univers...
Posted: Feb 16, 2021 9:30 AM MT | Last Updated: February 16 Alberta's public interest commissioner, Marianne Ryan (centre in this archive photo), told a legislative committee earlier this month that the province's whistleblower protection act needs to be expanded and strengthened.(Jason Franson/The Canadian Press) Alberta's whistleblower protection law should apply to more public entities and those who contract with the province, and should be strengthened to protect complainants from being sued, the public interest commissioner told a legislative committee earlier this month. On. Feb. 4, com...
Two studies to determine the impact of COVID-19 vaccines in residents of long-term care facilities in BC and Alberta February 10, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Montréal, Quebec, CANADA French MONTREAL, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Residents of long-term care facilities are at increased risk for serious outcomes of COVID-19. As vaccines are now being offered to this priority population, the Government of Canada is investing over $2 million through Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF)...