ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/4/2020
Shedding more light on links between influenza, vaccination and heart attack
The risk for myocardial infarction (MI) substantially increases within the first few days of the onset of influenza, while influenza vaccination has been shown to offset the increased risk - 10/4/2020
University of Alberta researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery
Houghton is director of the University of Alberta's Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute. - 10/4/2020
Private clinics charging for COVID-19 testing
The provincial government has instructed Ontario Health not to provide testing swabs to clinics charging patients for the test and is looking for other actions it can take to prevent the practice. - 10/4/2020
Technician shortage contributing to Ontario's testing backlog: Ford
Ford says the province continues to reach out to universities and private laboratories to bolster its testing capacity. - 10/3/2020
In nature's infinite book of secrecy, a little I can read
After all these many years as a loyal member, I have to admit to a certain level of disappointment with my family. It’s not that they haven’t been supportive of me in my several failed attempts at marital coherence -they have always been patient with my stumbles. Nor did they denounce me each time I deserted them for greener pastures, or question my procreative abilities when I limited myself to two offspring. No, my family has always been there for me, and flexible in its expectations. - 10/1/2020
Ontario doctor wants public medical cannabis coverage, citing benefits to dementia patients
He emphasized the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening agitation and similar symptoms in dementia sufferers, which could be alleviated with prescribed cannabis. - 10/1/2020
'Staying calm:' Nunavut's top doctor trying to keep Far North safe from COVID-19
So far, with the exception of a few cases at its mines brought in from southern workers, Nunavut has remained COVID-19 free. - 10/1/2020
An inspiration to me
She was being followed yearly by some of the more famous specialists in the city and was on a first name basis with them. I asked what she did and she humbly told me some very general descriptions.