ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/7/2020
Overdose deaths increase by 93% among B.C. First Nations
Measures to control the spread of COVID-19 have led to people overdosing alone as they are less likely to access harm-reduction services - 7/7/2020
Experts outline key steps for hospitals to welcome back family caregivers during COVID-19
The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement released a new report that outlines key steps and resources for hospitals to welcome back family caregivers. The report, Re-Integration of Family Caregivers as Essential Partners in Care in a Time of COVID-19, was developed with experts from across the country including patient, family and caregiver partners. - 7/7/2020
How well is your family doing financially?
Canada has finally come up with its most accurate picture of the distribution of net worth for Canadian families. The Parliamentary Budget Office released its report titled “Estimating The Top Tail Of The Family Wealth Distribution In Canada” in 2020. Here is a brief summary of what this report is all about. - 7/6/2020
Parenting and marijuana
- 7/6/2020
Driving culture change in medical education
One might think that helping out a junior resident in the operating room means teaching them an important skill or giving them an opportunity to take some extra time to work on aspects of a procedure that they’ve been trying to improve. However, this was not one of those moments. - 7/6/2020
Hundreds of doctors call on Ontario to reverse guidance on COVID-19 patients returning to work
Dr. David Williams said the asymptomatic screening protocol doesn't apply to the current outbreak among migrant farm workers - 7/6/2020
New evidence supports prescribing statins for primary prevention of CVD in the elderly
New statin use lowers risk of all-cause and CV mortality in US veterans (75+ years) without atherosclerotic CVD at baseline - 7/6/2020
'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later
A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trail would operate on him days later. Darrell Parker, his wife, Shirley, and their son and daughter-in-law were hiking on June 20 at Grassi Lakes, a popular trail near Canmore, Alta.