Sabina Vohra-Miller is countering the inaccurate health information circulating on social media with her dedicated social media pages where she posts science-based information on popular health topics.
Nancy MacCready-Williams, CEO of Doctors Nova Scotia said the association is anticipating an extension of the program and wants to see it made permanent, hoping to see the number of doctors practicing in the province continue to rise.
Retired nurses and physicians in B.C. are showing willingness to help out with the pandemic by becoming contact tracers, with the province seeking to hire hundreds more.
Between Oct. 5 and Oct. 12, CHEO doctors saw 89 patients through its virtual emergency department and 86 per cent were able to get the care they needed without coming in to the ER, according to a hospital spokesperson.
The viral threat has many of my patients running scared—some have barely left their homes since the pandemic began. These include the elderly, the immunocompromised and those with comorbidities.
