Covid-19 Hospitalization

• New COVID-19 drug can cut hospitalizations by half in high-risk patients, study finds

  A new single-dose antiviral drug has been found to lower the risk of hospitalization among high-risk populations by half, according to a new study.

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  Feb 8, 2023
  
• COVID-19: MLHU reports 105 cases, LHSC caring for 119 COVID-19 patients, 25 in ICU

  The deaths reported on Saturday and Sunday bring the total for February to 15.

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  Feb 7, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: New Brunswick nurse details life and death on front lines

  'This sounds morbid, but you put a person in a bag and then you get the next admission into that bed. You have to put a smile on and move on,' says a nurse amid the COVID-19 fight.

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  Jan 16, 2022
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• Treating COVID-19 patients in intensive care costs at least $50,000: report

  Caring for a patient with COVID-19 costs much more than treating someone for a heart attack or influenza, according to a new report.

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  Sep 9, 2021
• Rates of ICU admission, hospitalization from COVID-19 surging across Canada: Tam

  Dr. Theresa Tam said average weekly rates of admission to hospitals, including intensive care units, continue to climb, even with a slight decline in overall new cases

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  Apr 24, 2021
• Alberta nurse practitioner describes ICU during pandemic: ‘We’re feeling a bit defeated’

  A nurse practitioner and fourth year medical student from Edmonton is sharing her experience inside a hospital's intensive care unit.

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  Nov 30, 2020