Patient Lifestyle

Don’t wait for COVID-19 to end to address serious health concerns
Ignoring the signs of a serious health crisis can lead to worse outcomes
New documentary shows nightmare of an emergency room in Italy
'Inside Italy's COVID war' looks at the crisis through the eyes of an emergency room doctor at Cremona Hospital in northern Italy

Techs can help tackle Lyme disease
OMA issues 5 public health recommendations as Ontario begins to reopen

The OMA did not recommend specific criteria for re-opening, but rather public health measures that should be prioritized
Ontario long-term care association calls on province to commit to public inquiry

The association representing most long-term care homes in Ontario came out in support of a public inquiry into the sector Saturday, May 16, but said more had to be done to support care homes in the interim as deaths continue to mount.
As lockdown eases, immunocompromised people prepare for long-term isolation

One doctor noted that his immunocompromised patients have suffered from more fear, anxiety and stress than others during the pandemic
Self-isolation with the right brain

I think you can see the dilemma that self-conversations introduce
COVID-19 and post-infection immunity: what’s known and unknown

Research on post-infection immunity boosted by Health Canada’s approval of first serological test for IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Co-payments on long-term prescriptions cancelled for patients in Ontario Drug Benefit Program

The new rules, which took effect May 13, will be in effect until July 1
COVID-19 symptoms worsen in women after giving birth: three case studies

Babies born to mothers with COVID-19 should undergo immediate testing of the nasopharynx, placenta and cord blood, as a case of a COVID-19-positive newborn illustrates in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Don’t wait for COVID-19 to end to address serious health concerns

New documentary shows nightmare of an emergency room in Italy

Techs can help tackle Lyme disease

OMA issues 5 public health recommendations as Ontario begins to reopen

Ontario long-term care association calls on province to commit to public inquiry

As lockdown eases, immunocompromised people prepare for long-term isolation

Self-isolation with the right brain

COVID-19 and post-infection immunity: what’s known and unknown

Co-payments on long-term prescriptions cancelled for patients in Ontario Drug Benefit Program

COVID-19 symptoms worsen in women after giving birth: three case studies