ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 11/23/2020
WHO recommendation against using remdesivir in COVID-19 creates controversy
WHO finds insufficient evidence that remdesivir improves survival or other outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, regardless of disease severity. - 11/23/2020
How do the leading COVID-19 vaccines differ? And what does that mean for Canada?
Canada locked in a supply of potential vaccine candidates when it signed agreements with a number of pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna months ago, and that should accelerate a rollout when ready. - 11/23/2020
Quebec FP sanctioned for having an affair with a patient
A family doctor at Barrie Memorial Hospital in Ormstown, Que., southwest of Montreal, was expelled for five years for having a short romantic relationship with a patient. This is the minimum sanction provided for in Quebec's Law 11 on sexual misconduct. - 11/22/2020
Transforming pharmacy school instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic
In the spirit of experimentation, I decided to convert two of my four lectures into online modules using Articulate. - 11/22/2020
Canada is failing our healthcare workers
PHAC needs to immediately undertake a review of its guidance on infection prevention and control for healthcare workers and require airborne precautions for all those caring for patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19. - 11/22/2020
Doctors without a net
- 11/22/2020
How seven minutes saved my life, before, during and (hopefully) after the pandemic
With winter coming and the second wave of the pandemic upon us, we may need to revise our strategies for keeping fit. Athletes have been doing HIIT workouts for decades as a performance booster. - 11/22/2020
Canadian medical journals retract columns co-written by Dr. Gideon Koren
The retraction notice came after the editors of the Canadian journals launched a review when two Sunnybrook Hospital pharmacologists disputed the findings of the case report, “calling into question that newborns can develop opioid toxicity from breastfeeding.”