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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2020
... in early May, my heartfelt congratulations go out to the people of BC as their sacrifices have flattened the curve of ... but why is getting a tattoo a priority? I realize many people are impatient to get back to normal, whatever that ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2020
... denouncing the often-violent treatment that people of color face when dealing with law enforcement. This ... norm. My parents were, by most accepted standards, good people who taught me to respect and treat everyone the same, ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2020
Indigenous people in Canada suffer far worse health outcomes than the ... are we failing so badly at our attempts to help Indigenous people? To better understand the issue, I spoke with Dr Terri ... and initiatives directed at “fixing those Indigenous people.” Unfortunately, she pointed out, “Indigenous ...