COVID-19

Omitting indoor air quality from COVID-19 guidance for shelters and long-term care homes is a grave mistake
Our team, which includes researchers with expertise in indoor air quality, engineering, epidemiology, public health and knowledge translation, conducted a detailed study of the public, written guidance PHO has produced specifically for institutions such as long-term care homes, shelters, group homes and correctional facilities.
Vaccine hesitancy: Why ‘doing your own research’ doesn’t work, but reason alone won’t change minds
Earlier last fall, a celebrity's COVID-19 vaccine comments drew a lot of—divided—attention. In September, when Nicki Minaj tweeted about her cousin in Trinidad, some ridiculed it, while others—including the White House—offered to put her in touch with medical experts who could correct her misconceptions. Both types of response are equally futile.

Ventilation still needed as part of CPR used in drowning victims

New consensus promotes use of bag-mask or mouth-to-mask ventilations rather than mouth-to-mouth, plus other safety measures to avoid COVID19 transmission to rescuers.
The book of awesome: A few of our favourite things

Throughout the Joy Issue of the Medical Post, we've peppered in some of our favourite medical moments.
B.C. government adding 602 nursing seats in a move to address skills gap

The survey found 51% of those working in emergency departments and intensive care units said the pandemic has made them more likely to leave the profession in the next two years.
Swabbing floors to detect COVID-19 could be a useful indicator of the disease’s spread

Omicron spreads so quickly that it is no longer feasible to use individual testing to track how many people are infected in a population. And that means we no longer have the basic information we need to inform public health mitigation policies. New strategies for keeping tabs on the virus are needed.
Dr. Paul Farmer, Partners in Health co founder, dies at 62

Partners in Health confirmed Farmer's death Monday. The Boston-based organization said Farmer "unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda,'' where he had been teaching.
Physician assistants could fill part of B.C.'s need for more doctors: advocates
Gut microbe mix may indicate risk for long-COVID

Microbiome profiling could help predict symptoms
Tamara Lich, key organizer of anti vaccine mandate protests in Ottawa, denied bail

An Ontario court judge issued the decision in Ottawa this morning, saying she believed there was a substantial likelihood Lich would reoffend if released.

Omitting indoor air quality from COVID-19 guidance for shelters and long-term care homes is a grave mistake

Vaccine hesitancy: Why ‘doing your own research’ doesn’t work, but reason alone won’t change minds

Ventilation still needed as part of CPR used in drowning victims

The book of awesome: A few of our favourite things

B.C. government adding 602 nursing seats in a move to address skills gap

Swabbing floors to detect COVID-19 could be a useful indicator of the disease’s spread

Dr. Paul Farmer, Partners in Health co founder, dies at 62

Physician assistants could fill part of B.C.'s need for more doctors: advocates

Gut microbe mix may indicate risk for long-COVID

Tamara Lich, key organizer of anti vaccine mandate protests in Ottawa, denied bail