Category: Healthcare Heroes

A mini COVID test lab about the size of a coffee cup, the Spartan Cube is a portable rapid test designed by an Ottawa-based biotech firm.

This photo series by a resident doctor in Calgary documents the stories of physicians before and after their call.

The vaccine, created by Providence Therapeutics, will be manufactured in Calgary if it is approved by Health Canada.

“Each of these people who gets COVID-19, whether they come into hospital or not, is a member of the community. They’re a neighbour, they’re a family member, they’re a worker.”

This photo series by a resident doctor in Calgary documents the stories of physicians before and after their call.

A massive undertaking with complicated logistics, #TeamVaccine came together to share best practices and mobilized to deliver vaccines in two or three long-term care homes per day. As of January 15, first dose vaccination clinics have been held in all 87 long-term care homes in Toronto.

"As the pandemic began to affect our Calgary hospitals and community, I realized that I wanted to capture what was actually happening inside our hospitals."

Two members of the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine have joined forces to engineer a Level 1 surgical mask that can be worn and washed multiple times.

This photo series by a resident doctor in Vancouver documents the stories of physicians before and after their call.

After four years in retirement, Marcia Carr returned to nursing during the first wave of the pandemic. She is among the retired and current healthcare professionals waiting to be deployed wherever they are needed to help immunize Canadians.

This photo series by a resident doctor in Vancouver documents the stories of physicians before and after their call.

PHAC says based on its current rollout schedule, all Canadians should have access to a shot by the early fall of 2021.

This photo series by a resident doctor in Vancouver documents the stories of physicians before and after their call.

This photo series by a resident doctor in Vancouver documents the stories of physicians before and after their call.

The team is using artificial intelligence and a supercomputer to build synthetic proteins that help the immune system fight off the virus.

Proven benefits of time in nature include: improved mood and reduced stress; reduced risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes; increased memory, creativity, and work satisfaction.

A collaborative effort by three major organizations helped make it possible to manufacture the devices locally and get them into health care facilities quickly.

This photo series by a resident doctor in Calgary documents the stories of physicians before and after their call.

The province recently announced a $35-million caregiver wage support program. It is estimated that as many as 20,000 frontline workers, including healthcare aides, housekeeping staff, and long term care workers, will benefit from the program.

The first vaccines should be approved by Health Canada very soon, and 3 million Canadians could receive a shot in the first quarter of 2021

Eight months into the pandemic, Dr. Anna Banerji and Dr. Jennifer Kwan have some advice for Canadians on living with COVID-19.

This photo series by a resident doctor in Calgary documents the stories of physicians before and after their call.

The biobank, led by a team from SickKids hospital, will securely house and collect biologic samples from across Toronto and make it easier for researchers to conduct studies on the virus.

Ilaria Rubino, a recent PhD graduate from the University of Alberta was recognized with a Mitacs innovation award for creating a reusable mask that could replace surgical masks worn by healthcare workers, and potentially be used for N-95 respirators.

A pilot project for Clinic Flow, a new technology based on the CANImmuize app, is considered a trial run for the complicated public health challenge of delivering and tracking COVID-19 vaccines.