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New COVID-19 treatment study shows remdesivir reduces need for ventilation
In the largest single country trial of the potential COVID-19 treatment remdesivir to date, researchers have found the drug reduced the need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalized patients, when compared with standard of care.
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Dr. Tonia Nicholls, in her words
Dr. Tonia L. Nicholls is a distinguished scientist at BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS), an investigator at BC Children’s Hospital, and a psychiatry professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She holds cross-appointments in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC and is an…
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Children and the COVID-19 Omicron variant
Omicron has overtaken Delta as the most common variant in B.C. in recent weeks so what does that mean for children? The BC Children’s Hospital experts examine the most recent mutation and the effect it’s having on children in our province, so far.
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