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The COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench in Dr. Peter Butt’s retirement plans. Not because of an influx in patients infected with the new virus — but because he pivoted to an inpatient addiction medicine consulting service, and so many more people needed his help with alcohol use. “What we saw was … potentially …
Read More »Advocate calls for action after Sask. releases review of intimate partner violence deaths
An expert says Saskatchewan needs to take action after the release of its second-ever review on intimate partner violence (IPV) deaths. This review, released on Thursday, looks at incidents of IPV that ended in deaths from 2015 to 2020. It specifically looked at 31 cases encompassing 34 homicides and four related …
Read More »Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as deaths rise to 12
Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people. Rwanda, which received 700 doses of a vaccine under trial from the U.S.-based Sabin Vaccine Institute, will offer it to …
Read More »McMaster hospital to resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries after review into deaths of 2 children
McMaster Children’s Hospital says it will resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries next week, almost four months after two children died following the procedure. Hamilton Health Sciences said Monday that an external review by independent experts launched in June did not find any specific issues with the hospital’s ear, nose and …
Read More »Ebola-like Marburg virus linked to 8 deaths in Rwanda
Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus. The announcement comes just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people …
Read More »AI ‘early warning’ system shows promise in preventing hospital deaths, study says
An AI early-warning system that predicts which patients are at risk of deteriorating while in hospital was associated with a decrease in unexpected deaths, a new study says. The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found a 26 per cent reduction in non-palliative deaths among patients in …
Read More »Town to ask Ontario to name intimate partner violence an epidemic after family deaths
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 14, 2024 4:30 pm Updated August 14, 2024 4:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The council of a southwestern Ontario town where a mother and two children were found dead in their home from gunshot wounds …
Read More »4 deaths in New Zealand linked to Ontario’s Kenneth Law
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes a discussion of suicide. New Zealand authorities are tying the deaths of four people to Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of aiding suicide through the online sale of chemicals. Law, 58, is charged with 14 counts of both first-degree murder as well as …
Read More »Plant-based milk recall: 2 listeriosis deaths reported in Canada
Two people have died in Canada due to Listeria infections in an outbreak that led to a nationwide recall of several plant-based milks last week. In an update on Wednesday, the Public Health Agency of Canada said a dozen cases have been confirmed, including two deaths and nine hospitalizations. Of …
Read More »Toxic drugs: More access to safer supply needed to prevent deaths, Dr. Henry says
More needs to be done to address the toxic drug crisis, according to B.C.’s provincial health officer, and she has listed some recommendations for the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry said in a report that B.C. needs to expand on its non-prescribed alternatives to the toxic, unregulated drug supply to save …
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