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People who get COVID-19 are being asked to take part in a new clinical trial. CardiAI Inc, a Calgary-based biotechnology company, has been given provincial regulatory approval to test a mix of medications that could help alleviate symptoms and stop the virus from getting worse. It consists of two different parts – people recovering from the virus in the hospital and those in quarantine at home or other secure areas. Dr. Anmol Kapoor, who’s overseeing the trial, tells Mix News many areas of COVID-19 continue to be unknown, including treatments. “We don’t know if the strategy may be helpful, so that’s why it’s better to test this hypothesis in a clinical trial setting where we can monitor it.” ....
By Jaryn Vecchio Julio and Katrina Florez // Jaryn Vecchio - Harvard Broadcasting A 12-hour walk in the Birchwood Trails for a father and daughter during frigid temperatures is paying off immensely. Julio Florez – joined this year by his daughter Katrina – hiked the trails in an attempt to start a conversation and help raise funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association of Wood Buffalo. He created the event ‘Birchwood For Ben’ last year to honour his son who died in 2016 from an overdose. The goal was to raise $4,200, however, they ended up receiving over $8,500. This is also up from the $5,700 they raised in 2020. ....
By Jaryn Vecchio Tany Yao with Laila Goodridge. Photo by: Brandon Piper//Harvard Broadcasting The Alberta NDP is calling out the provincial government over their handling of EMS dispatch service in the RMWB. Wood Buffalo council met on Tuesday where they approved having the local emergency communications centre refuse to transfer medical 9-1-1 calls to Alberta Health Services’ provincial centres. This decision was made due to Regional Emergency Services needing to intervene in 20 per cent of calls since AHS took over in mid-January. NDP’s Health Critic David Shepherd tells Mix News this situation was made because the government refused to listen to legitimate concerns from the RMWB. ....
By Jaryn Vecchio Captain Stewart (middle) with members of the Anzac Fire Department // Photo supplied by Julie Stewart A captain with the Anzac Fire Department is sharing concerns over the safety of residents in the community under Alberta Health Services’ EMS dispatch system. AHS officially took over the service from the RMWB in mid-January and in the past couple of weeks, the hamlet has seen multiple delays in delivering care to patients. Julie Stewart, who’s been a volunteer with the department for 12 years, tells Mix News a young man recently had a snowmobile accident and instead of contacting them to respond, they sent an ambulance from Fort McMurray. ....