ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/28/2022
How do we come back from a pandemic of misinformation?
I’ve had irate family members of patients whom I was calling to inform of a positive COVID test yelling at me over the phone that I should be ashamed that the medical community has “suppressed” ivermectin as a prophylactic and treatment drug. It’s gotten so bad that at least one spouse of a patient threatened to kill me if their spouse died of COVID. - 4/28/2022
B.C. offers rights advisers for mentally ill patients who are involuntarily detained
The province's Mental Health Act allows those in crisis to be treated for their own protection, or the protection of others. - 4/28/2022
CPhA to host national town hall May 3
The event will kick off Mental Health Week and feature data the CPhA has recently gathered on the state of mental health in the pharmacy world. - 4/28/2022
The (pharmaceutical) funny pages: Resistance is useless
Don't be pill . . . be a comedian! Enjoy this week's pharmacy phunnies are send us some of your own to be featured next week! - 4/27/2022
Moderna prepares to seek Health Canada COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids under 6
To date, Health Canada has only approved mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children over the age of five. - 4/27/2022
Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour based screening
No later than Sept. 30, potential donors will be asked if they have had new or multiple sexual partners in the last three months, no matter their gender or sexual orientation. - 4/27/2022
Filling the gaps: Why Canada still needs a public dental health plan despite decades of medicare
Over 10% of Canadians live with pain in their mouth. People visit emergency rooms for care that could be better delivered in a dental office. Canadians lose teeth that could have been saved, which makes it hard to eat nutritiously and can make it more difficult to find work. - 4/27/2022
Liberals plan committee to review secret lab documents—with or without Tories
Government House leader Mark Holland said Wednesday the NDP has agreed to the idea, and he hopes the Tories and Bloc Quebecois will also participate. - 4/27/2022
Link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis is a crucial discovery for people living with MS
In a study published in the journal Science, researchers found that Epstein Barr virus (EBV)—the virus that causes mononucleosis—is also an environmental trigger for MS. EBV is common, with more than 95% of people being infected during their lifetime. - 4/27/2022
The (not so Full Monty) python
The case of the second spine: Dr. Ian Hammond recalls a memorable encounter in his radiology practice some years ago.