ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 11/2/2020
National Advisory Committee on Immunization guidance identifies cohorts who should get COVID-19 vaccine priority
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization has established its recommendations for vaccinating key populations in anticipation of the initial rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine. - 11/2/2020
Ketogenic medium chain triglyceride drink improves cognition in mild cognitive impairment
Already available in Europe, Nestlé aims to launch BrainXpert as a Natural Health Product in Canada in 2022. - 11/1/2020
Federal government's reintroduced MAiD bill has doctors divided
Proposed legislation to amend Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying goes against the nature of medicine, which is to heal patients and alleviate suffering, says Dr. Ramona Coelho, a family physician in London, Ont. Dr. Coelho is among a group of physicians who wrote an open letter opposing Bill C-7. More than 800 Canadian doctors have now signed the letter. - 11/1/2020
Health Canada requests stronger warnings on 'Z-drugs'
Commonly known as 'Z-drugs,' these medications — used to treat sleep and anxiety disorders, some seizure disorders and to relax muscles or relieve muscle spasms — can lead to problematic use and substance use disorder, according to Health Canada. - 11/1/2020
N.L. premier wants to maintain surgical credentials
Dr. Furey, who is 45 years old, asserted he plans to have a "life after politics," and that he doesn't want his stint as premier to jeopardize his future career as a physician. - 11/1/2020
COVID-19 underscores need for Canada to approve HIV self tests: CMAJ
A new paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal is reiterating calls from the health-care community for Canada to follow dozens of other countries in introducing HIV self-testing kits. - 11/1/2020
Rexall pausing flu vaccinations amid supply issues in Ontario
The province said previously that it ordered 5.1 million individual doses of the flu vaccine this year, a 16% increase from 2019. - 11/1/2020
OMA assures doctors privacy will be upheld in StatsCanada project
The purpose of the data gathering is to strengthen the associations bargaining position in relativity discussions with the provincial government, the OMA said. - 11/1/2020
Fighting for a hand to hold: Confronting medical colonialism against Indigenous children in Canada
In the summer of 2017, I was the treating emergency physician involved in the care of two Inuit children from Nunavik who were transferred to the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) by Évacuations aéromédicales du Québec (ÉVAQ), the provincially run medical evacuation airlift service. The first child was a preschooler who fell off a moving all-terrain vehicle earlier that morning and was transferred to us with a suspicion of injuries to the abdomen and head.