Tag: health

Ontario, disabili ‘puniti’ dal sistema del Green Pass

TORONTO – Il governo dell’Ontario ha revocato i limiti di capacità e ha reso la vita un po’ più semplice ad alcuni esercizi commerciali come ristoranti, palestre e spazi per eventi. Sfortunatamente, il governo provinciale non è riuscito a soddisfare le esigenze delle persone con disabilità e in particolare di quelle che non possono essere vaccinate per il Covid-19… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Health system to improve in Ontario, doctors indicate priorities

TORONTO – Reduce patient waiting times, expand mental health, addiction and home care services, and prepare for the next pandemic. These are some of the priorities to be addressed in the Ontario health system contained in a new report by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). The study also highlighted the need to strengthen public health units in light of the important role played during the pandemic and to assign each patient a team of connected health workers. 

New defence, health, foreign affairs ministers in sizable cabinet shakeup

TORONTO – Many new faces, some confirmations, some surprises. The new federal executive evidently marks the will of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to turn the page and push on the accelerator in the government agenda, after the vote of last September 20 that once again handed over power to the liberal leader, albeit with a relative and not an absolute majority. Compared to the previous government team, there are only seven ministers who retain the post they had in the previous legislature. Throughout the new executive will be composed of 39 members, including two ministries without portfolio brand new, the one that will have to deal with Mental Health and that of Housing. 

Ricerca innovativa: una speranza contro il Covid

TORONTO – Il St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) apre in Ontario la prima Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Clinic. È il primo del suo genere in provincia, dedicata alla cura dei pazienti ambulatoriali con il Covid-19 che sono a maggior rischio di malattie gravi, complicanze e ricoveri. L’anticorpo monoclonale è una proteina. Quando viene introdotta nel corpo, per via endovenosa, la proteina si lega alla proteina spike di Covid-19 e impedisce al virus di penetrare e infettare le cellule sane del corpo… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>