COVID-19

Co-housing and dementia villages: Social innovations offer alternatives for long-term care
COVID-19 has amplified existing cracks in the long-term care (LTC) system in Canada. We need socially innovative solutions to help seniors age safely and with dignity.
NACI now urging kids from 5 to 11 get both COVID-19 shots, recommends booster for immunocompromised kids
When child-sized doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine were approved for kids in November, NACI decreed that kids may be offered the shot. At the time, NACI said it would strengthen the language when a bit of time passed and more data on the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine became available.

People are 'fed up': Quebec follows Ontario's lead and loosens COVID-19 restrictions

Quebec Premier Francois Legault said the province would adopt a go-slow approach, which will see gathering limits raised on Monday for private functions, as well as the reopening of restaurants at 50% capacity and a resumption of some sports activities for those under 18.
How to help your patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

With an increasing number of people managing COVID-19 from home, I have seen numerous ER doctors on social media mentioning a "serious and life-threatening condition that they are seeing frequently in hospitals: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA).
New website designed by FPs aims to answer common COVID-19 questions for general public

The guide for the public features plain-language answers to common questions in English, with more languages coming soon.
Simple tool aims to remove guesswork when calculating dosages for kids in emergencies

The device measures the circumference of a child's arm as a quick method of determining their weight.
B.C. extends proof of vaccine card program to the end of June

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the government is trying to mitigate the risks of spreading COVID-19 and the vaccine card is specifically designed to allow certain businesses and activities to remain open.
'I feel forgotten': Patients in Ontario wait for surgeries postponed due to COVID-19
‘Never’ or just ‘not yet?’ How timing affects COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

At this point in the pandemic (more than six months after most Canadian adults became eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine), should we declare this level of vaccination coverage as the “vaccine ceiling?”
Kids' vaccine rate still low despite rampant spread of Omicron variant

Vaccine hesitancy expert Kate Allen warned early on that parents would be slower to vaccinate their five to 11-year-olds than they were to vaccinate themselves or even their older kids, since parents tend to be more cautious when it comes to young children.

Co-housing and dementia villages: Social innovations offer alternatives for long-term care

NACI now urging kids from 5 to 11 get both COVID-19 shots, recommends booster for immunocompromised kids

People are 'fed up': Quebec follows Ontario's lead and loosens COVID-19 restrictions

How to help your patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

New website designed by FPs aims to answer common COVID-19 questions for general public

Simple tool aims to remove guesswork when calculating dosages for kids in emergencies

B.C. extends proof of vaccine card program to the end of June

'I feel forgotten': Patients in Ontario wait for surgeries postponed due to COVID-19

‘Never’ or just ‘not yet?’ How timing affects COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Kids' vaccine rate still low despite rampant spread of Omicron variant