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- 5/27/2020
A call to action for a united profession
The solutions to ensure we speak as one profession have remained elusive—until now - 5/27/2020
Better contact tracing needs better public health systems
Recently, I came across the graph at right of the waves of the Spanish Flu in 1918/19. I don’t know the exact source of this graph. However, the information on the graph lines up exactly with what the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) describes as the three waves of the Spanish Flu. - 5/26/2020
The coronavirus feeds on other diseases, crises
Other health and social crises haven’t waned and they aren’t background noise - 5/26/2020
Survey confirms ongoing drug supply challenges
Up to 60% of pharmacists report receiving reduced supplies on most or all medication orders. - 5/26/2020
New York pharmacist charged with COVID-19 fraud
The pharmacist worked with a used car salesman to hoard and price gouge scarce N95 masks - 5/26/2020
Canadian study of critically ill patients with COVID-19 found lower death rate
A Canadian case series of all patients with COVID-19 admitted to six intensive care units (ICUs) in Metro Vancouver found patient outcomes were substantially better than reported in other jurisdictions. The paper is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).