COVID-19

Testing symptomatic patients for COVID? If you're in Ontario here's what you need to know
Ontario's decision allow in-pharmacy COVID testing on symptomatic patients added another layer of complexity and risk for pharmacy teams. That's why it's important to know the latest college guidance.
Being a doctor on Twitter in 2021
Insults and threats from bullies, bots, anti-vaxxers and others unhappy with what the science indicated all took aim at doctors on Twitter this year.

Polls suggest decline in mental health, but point to clues on how to address it

The power of connection: Respondents with many friends reported significantly better mental health than those who had fewer friends.
Several provinces considering allowing COVID positive health workers to stay on job

Stress on provincial health systems being examined.
More Canadians getting their pot from legal channels than ever before: Health Canada

An annual Health Canada survey suggests that Canadians purchased more cannabis from legal sources in 2021 than ever before.
Human connections: 'Friendly Calls' program reaches out to lonely, isolated Canadians

The Friendly Calls program pairs participants with trained Red Cross volunteers who typically call once a week to chat.
Well-researched: New book on healthy aging from pharmacist who banned homeopathic products and sugary drinks from his store

In his book Healthy Logic: Evidence Based Healthy Aging, Cape Breton pharmacist Graham MacKenzie tackles a wide range of health topics through the lens of robust research.
Ontario OKs common SSRI as treatment for mild COVID cases at risk of worsening

The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor is most commonly used to treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Good long-term glycemic control can keep diabetics with COVID out of the ICU

People with type 2 diabetes with good long-term glycemic control are less likely to develop severe symptoms from COVID-19 than those with poor control.
Asymptomatic Ontario hospital workers exposed to COVID need not isolate if they test negative

Testing symptomatic patients for COVID? If you're in Ontario here's what you need to know

Being a doctor on Twitter in 2021

Polls suggest decline in mental health, but point to clues on how to address it

Several provinces considering allowing COVID positive health workers to stay on job

More Canadians getting their pot from legal channels than ever before: Health Canada

Human connections: 'Friendly Calls' program reaches out to lonely, isolated Canadians

Well-researched: New book on healthy aging from pharmacist who banned homeopathic products and sugary drinks from his store

Ontario OKs common SSRI as treatment for mild COVID cases at risk of worsening

Good long-term glycemic control can keep diabetics with COVID out of the ICU

Asymptomatic Ontario hospital workers exposed to COVID need not isolate if they test negative