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How ‘excess deaths’ show COVID’s real impact, and point to better ways of combating pandemics

Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Health Canada Canada and most other countries have seen significant rates of ‘excess deaths’ during the pandemic — many more people dying than the average for previous years Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: Apr 09, 2021  •  3 days ago  •  5 minute read  •  405 Comments According… Read More »

Not throwing away my shot: Health care workers show confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine

Bryan Tischenkel, MD | Video | March 23, 2021 This version of “My Shot” was written and recorded by an anesthesiologist, Bryan Tischenkel, MD, to raise awareness for the COVID-19 vaccine. He wanted to show the public the confidence with which many health care workers are receiving their vaccinations daily. We all believe in the… Read More »

G999: Welcome 2021 Show with Josip Heit, Sophia Thomalla and Miguel Salgado

Dubai is the city with the world’s highest number of skyscrapers, at over 300 metres high, as well as the tallest building on our planet, the magnificent Burj Khalifa, 828 metres. Dubai is a global centre of commerce and has the world’s third largest airport by passenger traffic and the tenth largest port by container… Read More »

Changed fortunes: Under scrutiny, health plans should show their value now

This year, COVID-19 changed fortunes and caused rapid disruption for health plans and the entire healthcare ecosystem. While fortunes turned bleak for some, health insurers reported record Q2 earnings due to lower than anticipated use of health insurance. These financial windfalls resulted in the kind of public scrutiny on health insurers that’s typically aimed at… Read More »

Mylan recalls lot of injectable daptomycin after particulates show up in vial

On the heels of a carcinogen scare that drove the company to pull three lots of a short-term ulcer treatment in January, Mylan has issued another recall, this time over particles found in a sample vial of one of its injectable antibiotics.  Mylan will recall one lot of injectable daptomycin after finding particulate matter in a single-dose… Read More »