Best Practices

Challenges in evaluating SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

With more than 140 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in development, the race is on for a successful candidate to help prevent COVID-19. An effective and safe vaccine would be a major advance in the fight against COVID-19. However, there are challenges in evaluating the efficacy of these vaccines during the pandemic, as an analysis article outlines in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Parenting and marijuana
Help solve another doctor's problem: taking care of myself
Managing personal protective equipment in healthcare settings

An article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an overview on personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care settings, including evidence on effectiveness of N95 masks, as well as the importance of including healthcare worker perspectives on usage of this equipment.
Canada’s COVID-19 death rate is low compared to other OECD countries

However, the proportion of deaths that occurred in Canadian long-term care homes was double the OECD average
Two thirds favour keeping two metres physical distance: Leger poll
Ertugliflozin provides benefits similar to other SGLT2 inhibitors

VERTIS-CV trial results show no increased risk of cardiac events
A tale of two Torontos

What the map of COVID-19 cases tells us about how the disease has hit the city

Researchers seek Canadian healthcare workers for study on moral distress during pandemic