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ONTARIO: 'You don't want to fall into that three per cent category,' says Toronto ICU doctor

ONTARIO: 'You don't want to fall into that three per cent category,' says Toronto ICU doctor

Before COVID, Dr. Spiegelman says they've never seen patients' oxygen levels plummet so quickly
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ONTARIO: Scientists launch social media campaign to counter COVID-19 misinformation

ONTARIO: Scientists launch social media campaign to counter COVID-19 misinformation

The campaign team says in a news release that it emerged from conversations between Nova Scotia Sen. Stan Kutcher and Timothy Caulfield, Canadian research chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta
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COVID-19: Ways to help kids express their feelings about the pandemic through art

COVID-19: Ways to help kids express their feelings about the pandemic through art

Through creativity, children make sense of the world
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COVID-19: Experts weigh in on why masks, social distancing are needed, even if you get the shot

COVID-19: Experts weigh in on why masks, social distancing are needed, even if you get the shot

As we celebrate the arrival of these two novel vaccines, other factors that are worth mentioning may hamper the return to our old normal life, profs say
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COVID-19: Drug users at greater risk of dying as services scale back in second wave of pandemic

COVID-19: Drug users at greater risk of dying as services scale back in second wave of pandemic

Curfews, combined with a more lethal drug supplies, curtailed services, have sent addictions services scrambling to help users across the country as overdoses and death toll numbers continue to rise
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COVID-19: Steps to teacher recovery from burnout during the pandemic and beyond

COVID-19: Steps to teacher recovery from burnout during the pandemic and beyond

Seeing the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel matters, but teacher stress related to chronically under-serviced schools goes beyond COVID-19
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COVID-19: Blood thinners help moderate COVID cases and may reduce strain on ICUs, trials show

COVID-19: Blood thinners help moderate COVID cases and may reduce strain on ICUs, trials show

Investigators at Toronto's University Health Network say interim results of clinical trials spanning five continents in more than 300 hospitals suggest full-dose blood thinners could significantly avoid severe cases that are now straining hospital ICUs
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COVID-19: Pandemic may change spectator sports forever as stadiums sit empty

COVID-19: Pandemic may change spectator sports forever as stadiums sit empty

Post-pandemic sport facilities will need to be reimagined with alterations to building codes to virus-proof the stands. PhD student says
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ONTARIO: Medical experts urge more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen

ONTARIO: Medical experts urge more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen

Thursday's guidelines, led by experts at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, urge COVID-19 tests for all staff and students exposed to a case, and that indoor masking be made mandatory for all those Grade 1 and up
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COVID-19: Canadian tech companies pledge to give staff time to get vaccinations

COVID-19: Canadian tech companies pledge to give staff time to get vaccinations

They say they are keen on giving workers the time because vaccinations are more important than business as usual
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