ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/30/2020
The 2019 coronavirus is not like SARS
Discussed: Transmission patterns; city-wide quarantine as a public health experiment; China's invaluable contributions; the panic and conspiracies; understanding the unknowns - 1/30/2020
How social media is changing research and reactions to coronavirus outbreak
Advances in social media and technology have offered some good, some bad and some ugly pockets of information - 1/29/2020
Canada's chief public health officer says no vaccine for coronavirus for a year
The federal government also announced that it has chartered a plane to evacuate 160 Canadians who've been trapped in China due to strict quarantine measures—but not all will be able to leave - 1/29/2020
Stories from retirement: Finding a cause—or is it a conviction?
An attempt to have a strong conviction about something leads to a somewhat heated encounter at Tim Hortons - 1/29/2020
Ontario nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
The head of Ontario's Registered Nurses' Association says the panic seen during the 2003 SARS epidemic does not exist now - 1/29/2020
medSask's Drug Shortage tool a useful resource for prescribers and pharmacists
With ongoing drug shortages across Canada, pharmacists and prescribers are often looking for alternatives for a shorted medications. An online tool from the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Pharmacy and Nutrition offers a handy solution. - 1/28/2020
Why we need to help cancer patients quit smoking
Smoking cessation is often neglected in health centres, but taking it seriously could have huge positive impacts on patient outcomes and the health system