ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/10/2020
Canadian physicians working hard to protect homeless from worst of COVID-19
Shuttered drop-in centres, crowded shelters, underlying health issues and lack of PPE are just some of the challenges facing those who serve this vulnerable and 'terrified' population - 4/8/2020
Five specific steps to help ease COVID-19 anxiety among frontline healthcare professionals
Above all, express genuine gratitude for healthcare professionals’ commitment to caring for patients with COVID-19 - 4/8/2020
COVID-19. Pharmacists on the frontlines. COVID-19 and our rural community
As Dickens wrote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...". Well, certainly the worst part is easy to see and hear...every day in our stores, on the faces of our employees and patients and on the news and in social media. - 4/8/2020
The collateral damage from COVID-19
- 4/8/2020
Ontario chief medical officer issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines
Ontario's top doctor has issued new COVID-19 testing guidelines aimed at frontline health workers and long-term care residents—though they stop short of a call by the premier to test all of those people. - 4/8/2020
US pharmacies offering on-site COVID-19 testing
Pharmacists in the US can now order and administer COVID-19 tests to their patients, and several big chains will be offering test sites. - 4/8/2020
Researchers to study whether plasma of recovered patients can treat COVID-19
Researchers from across Canada will collaborate on a vast clinical trial to study whether the plasma of recovered patients can be used to treat COVID-19. - 4/8/2020
Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 44,000, health agency says
The model for the best-case scenario suggests between 1% and 10% of the population will be infected - 4/7/2020
Potential harms of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for treating COVID-19
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are being used to treat and prevent COVID-19 despite weak evidence for effectiveness, and physicians and patients should be aware of the drugs’ potentially serious adverse events. - 4/7/2020
Critics alarmed by Ontario's COVID-19 testing shortfall
Now with greater testing capacity, Ontario public health officials have formed a working group to come up with a strategy for how to make best use of that capacity