As the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva became instantly famous. She also helped Russia win a gold medal in the team figure skating event. Then it was revealed her December 2021 drug testing sample had found trimetazidine, a banned substance according to the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Sometimes it’s the little things that bring joy to medicine. Hear from members of the Medical Post’s physician advisory board and other doctors, an alphabet’s worth for our Joy Issue.
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Saskatchewan says the office will work to ensure First Nations people feel safe reporting discrimination when accessing health services.
Dr. Google—without filtering and sifting—has caused more problems instead of providing solutions. It isn't just anxious patients who are changing, says Dr. Jabir Jassam.
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.
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.
