My wife’s mom has Alzheimer’s disease. Earlier tonight, we left her parents alone at their Airbnb while we took the kids to urgent care for ear infections. Her dad fell asleep on the couch. Her mom wandered out the door… 🧵
A friend in Spain was feeling unwell and took a covid test. The good news is it’s not covid. The bad news it is the flu.
The astonishing news is Spanish covid tests are dual-Covid/flu tests and why in the hell are these not available everywhere?!
OUTBREAK UPDATE: Do not eat Malichita or Rudy brand #cantaloupe. These products are the likely source of 63 Salmonella illnesses in 5 provinces. An updated food recall warning has been issued.
Stay informed: ow.ly/q0Vu50QbcUG
A negative Covid antigen test is less reliable these days.
In this study, symptomatic, PCR+ people didn’t reliably test positive by antigen test until the 3rd, 4th, or even 5th day of symptoms.
Sensitivity
Day 1: 30%-60%
Day 3: 60%-75%
Days 1-7: 60%-80%
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…
GSPS remains committed to the investigation into the disappearance of Meagan Pilon: gsps.ca/en/news/gsps-r…
Anyone with information regarding Meagan Pilon’s disappearance is encouraged to contact the Greater Sudbury Police Service at 705-675-9171 or @stopcrimesud at 705-222-8477
These 2 medical students say they want to serve their communities in northern Ontario. 79 students are starting their medical studies at @thenosm university this year. Research shows new docs tend to practice where they trained.
cbc.ca/news/canada/su… via @CBCNews@snewbery1
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