Medical
Nova Scotia's top doctor says border restrictions should remain in place
Strang reiterated his ongoing exhortations for people to continue to follow health guidelines, including wearing masks, physical distancing, keeping social groups to fewer than 10 people, washing hands, and so forth. Strang reminded Nova Scotians to be vigilant about safety protocols for Thanksgiving weekend . Also Tuesday, Nova Scotia reported no new COVID-19 cases in its daily update. [Full Article...]
Highlights of the British Columbia NDP's election platform
If elected, the NDP is pledging a one-time, $1,000 recovery benefit for families with a household income under $125,000 a year, with a sliding scale to $170,00. The plan would also include dedicated teams, and new equipment for prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment. "It shows the NDP has held back help for those that need it", he said. [Full Article...]
In 5 Covid Patients In Hospital Show Neurologic Symptoms
Just over a quarter had been put on ventilators. While younger patients reported these neurologic symptoms, altered mental state - the medical term for encephalopathy - was found to be more common among older patients . It appears the symptoms were not a result of being hospitalized, which can occur after patients are treated in intensive care units, but rather the virus itself. [Full Article...]
Trump and Biden returning to campaign trail after chaotic first debate
So maybe the thought that Trump lost the debate is not just media bias, but something that most reasonable people believe as well. " Donald Trump is not pretending to be anything other than what he is, someone who will not condemn white supremacists, someone who can not say the phrase Black Lives Matter". [Full Article...]
PureGym apologise for "unacceptable" slavery post by Luton branch
Gym operators PureGym have apologised after its Luton and Dunstable branch made a post comparing a new workout to slavery. A spokesperson for PureGym said the chain apologised "unreservedly" in a statement. " I can't wait for their Holocaust inspired HIIT (let) workout ", one of several Holocaust-themed responses snarked . "You should be ashamed". PureGym later described the post as "whol... [Full Article...]
Trump Leaves Hospital After COVID Treatment
The medical team said he could be discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center "as early as Monday" after he was admitted on Friday night. "If they're really talking about discharge tomorrow, and he really isn't on oxygen", Shapiro said, "then it's more likely that the dexamethasone is just thrown in there as more one more thing that probably isn't necessary and might not even be... [Full Article...]
Toronto protesters demand justice for Quebec's Joyce Echaquan
Joyce Echaquan , a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman and mother of seven, died earlier this week at Joliette Hospital in Montreal under controversial circumstances. The treatment of Echaquan in the video mirrored testimony heard during the Viens Commission, which detailed systemic discrimation against Indigenous people receiving public services in Quebec - including at the Joliette hospital. [Full Article...]
ICMR Develops Antibody Treatment For Coronavirus From Horses
While medical experts still emphasize that you are far more likely to catch COVID from exhaled droplets carrying the virus, the new information also comes just as flu season is beginning in the USA, with top advisors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warning that an overlap of the two viruses could have catastrophic consequences on an already strained hospital system. [Full Article...]