ICES IN THE NEWS Help us fix family doctor shortage 'crisis,' GPs tell Ontario election candidates (quotes ICES adjunct scientist Tara Kiran) Omicron triples Canada's COVID-19 infection count, study shows (quotes ICES adjunct scientist Prabhat Jha) TORONTO STAR WHO: COVID deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising ‘Children in this province are suffering’: Three former Ontario health ministers on why the next government needs an immediate plan for children’s health (opinion) How is Peel’s health-care system catching up on surgery backlogs? (analysis) THE GLOBE AND MAIL Dearth of data, long wait times contribute to ‘broken’ health care system CBC LHSC will only ask queer patients about gender and sex when relevant, following complaints New Brunswick launches new model of care for youth with complex needs Annual 'Buddy Up' campaign aims to get men talking about mental health CTV First case of rare monkeypox in the U.S. was someone who recently travelled to Canada Women are almost twice as likely to be trapped in a car after a crash: study GLOBAL Ontario COVID numbers: 1,207 people in hospital, 168 in intensive care Airport delays are due to COVID-19 rules, industry group says. Do we still need them? World just as vulnerable to future pandemics after COVID: WHO panel Monkeypox cases are now suspected in U.K., Spain, Portugal — here’s what you need to know HEALTHY DEBATE Social prescribing: An undervalued tool to deal with mental health NEW YORK TIMES Seeking Pills, Young People Head to Social Media, With Deadly Results Puberty Starts Earlier Than It Used To. No One Knows Why. Over 75 Percent of Long Covid Patients Were Not Hospitalized for Initial Illness, Study Finds NATIONAL POST Three biggest federal public sector unions challenge Liberal government's 'punitive' vaccine mandate for bureaucrats STAT Why isn’t there a nasal vaccine for Covid-19 yet? (video) NEJM, other journals: provide more transparency about conflicts of interest or don’t publish conflicted articles (opinion) Large U.K. study links vaccination after Covid infection to lower odds of long Covid symptoms