ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/11/2021
Case report: Vaccine side effects
Having read about “Moderna arm,” I was sure that I was observing a case. Seven days previous to her visit, a patient had received her first dose of Moderna vaccine. Two days later, she noticed a small red spot on her vaccinated arm. This continued to grow in size. - 7/11/2021
Ontario family doctors want clear plan on their future COVID-19 vaccination role
Provincial officials said this week that they hope to include more family care practitioners in the immunization campaign in an effort to reach residents still without first doses and slowly shift away from mass clinics. - 7/9/2021
Do pharmacists have a problem talking about the opioid crisis?
Patients want to have these conversations with us, maybe it’s time that we overcome our own barriers to talking about difficult topics and treat them like the matter-of-fact issues that they are. - 7/8/2021
The walls of Ontario's COVID-19 field hospitals are starting to come down
One such tent hospital never actually saw any patients. - 7/8/2021
SHA research project looks to find supports for trans patients navigating the healthcare system
After just a few months, the pilot project has seen some success. - 7/8/2021
Should we fire anti-vaxxer patients?
Dr. Jabir Jassam thinks about how much we have all done to get here in the pandemic and he laments the risk that those who refuse to be vaccinated pose. - 7/8/2021
France preparing law to make vaccines mandatory for healthcare professionals
France’s health minister Olivier Véran is among the government officials expressing support for the law. - 7/8/2021
Case report: A painful knee
A nine-year-old boy had not reported knee pain until his parents were critical of the fact that he was lagging behind during walks—and noticed that perhaps he was turning his left foot outwards at times. Another case Dr. Robert Dickson has just seen in his clinic.