ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/5/2020
New guideline recommends against routine screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with chronic GERD
A new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, based on a rigorous systematic review of the latest evidence, found no benefit of routine screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and precursor conditions (Barrett esophagus and dysplasia) in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). - 7/4/2020
Ontario deploys emergency management team to address farm outbreak in Essex, Ont.
Hundreds of migrant workers in the area have tested positive; three have died - 7/2/2020
Alberta health minister orders review into racism after noose found in hospital
A piece of rope tied into a noose was found taped to the door of an operating room at the Grande Prairie Hospital in 2016 - 7/1/2020
Immortality can't be all it's cracked up to be
The logistics we fail to consider when we talk about living forever - 7/1/2020
More than 50 Canadian MDs sign letter calling to defund the police
The founders of the group Doctors for Defunding Police argue that reform to address systemic racism in policing is impossible - 7/1/2020
Migrant farm workers 'hiding' from COVID-19 testing: Doug Ford
Workers in the Windsor, Essex region of Ontario are not getting tested over fear of their immigration status or payment, Ford suggested - 7/1/2020
Toronto city council makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces
Mayors from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area asked Premier Doug Ford to make masks mandatory across Ontario, but the premier rejected the idea - 7/1/2020
Alberta College of Pharmacy appoints RPhT as president
Dana Lyons has become the first pharmacy technician to hold the prestigious position of president of a Canadian pharmacy regulatory body with her appointment to the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP).