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Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2020
... an editorial[ 1 ] in which I stated, “Injured or sick people who languish on wait lists deteriorate and cost more ... legal costs in an effort to oppose the will of 80% of its people, it makes one wonder what kind of democracy we live ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Hetesh Ranchod, MD, FRCPC January/February 2020
... Loss. Support groups: In-person and telephone groups for people in the early stages of dementia and groups for ... Minds in Motion: A social and fitness program for people with mild cognitive impairment in the early stages of ... access to community resources. A study has shown that people who were referred directly to First Link by health ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2020
... lower mortality rate than SARS but by the sheer number of people infected was responsible for millions of deaths. By ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) April 2020
... while COVID-19 preferentially targets frail elderly people. The most striking feature of pandemics is their ... a good-natured equanimity is not to expect too much of the people amongst whom you dwell... Deal gently then with this ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Derek C. Chang, MD April 2020
... 1 ] Moms Stop the Harm,[ 2 ] the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs,[ 3 ] and the City of Vancouver,[ 4 ] ... of recovery. I truly believe that decriminalization of people who use drugs and safe supply save lives. We need to ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2020
... Campaign. Kash is always ready to contribute to other people’s efforts, and is often the instigating force behind ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB May 2020
... of panic. Those of us who are exposing ourselves daily to people who could potentially make us very sick or even kill ... rigorous testing and contact tracing, strict controls on people’s movement (border controls and social distancing), ... we stopped testing widely, and the controls on people’s movement were perhaps 1 or 2 weeks too late, and ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2020
... the role of fomites (objects that are touched by multiple people) is another factor. In some instances, the role of ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2020
... response to this pandemic. Sure, there have been cases of people fighting over toilet paper or gouging their neighbors ... exceptions. I have been impressed by how the majority of people are reacting. There are numerous reports of ... has been truly amazing during this difficult time. People’s creativity has also been on display. Window ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD June 2020
... us mistaken in our answer. In truth, in the US, about 7500 people die each day, so the vast majority of people who died on 9/11 did so in the more usual way. That day, approximately 100 people likely died in motor vehicle accidents and 31 in ...