Dr. Paula Rochon at Toronto's Women's College Hospital said her research led her to realize the significant lack of information about older adults, especially women.
Dr. Matt Poyner, who took a year off to travel with his wife and kids before the pandemic, is back in Canada and has some thoughts about returning to medicine or starting a new chapter in his life.
“I was having a shower and felt this lump” is the beginning of a conversation most doctors recognize. It comes with urgency, fear, and uncertainty. The silent communication: “I don’t know if this is really a thing or not. I need you to tell me to take this seriously or to relax.” It leads quickly to a physical exam—nothing else matters as much as the lump.
The class-action lawsuit centres around the fact that between Aug. 24 and Aug. 26 some patients at Kent Pharmacy received COVID-19 vaccines with reused syringes.
Even though some of the genetic changes in the new variant appear worrying, it's still unclear if the virus will pose a significant public health threat.
