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As the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva became instantly famous. She also helped Russia win a gold medal in the team figure skating event. Then it was revealed her December 2021 drug testing sample had found trimetazidine, a banned substance according to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Our team, which includes researchers with expertise in indoor air quality, engineering, epidemiology, public health and knowledge translation, conducted a detailed study of the public, written guidance PHO has produced specifically for institutions such as long-term care homes, shelters, group homes and correctional facilities.

Earlier last fall, a celebrity's COVID-19 vaccine comments drew a lot of—divided—attention. In September, when Nicki Minaj tweeted about her cousin in Trinidad, some ridiculed it, while others—including the White House—offered to put her in touch with medical experts who could correct her misconceptions. Both types of response are equally futile.

Even during tough times, you can find delight in being a Canadian doctor.

Deciding on a career path didn’t come easy, but in the end, I let passion be my guide.

Omicron spreads so quickly that it is no longer feasible to use individual testing to track how many people are infected in a population. And that means we no longer have the basic information we need to inform public health mitigation policies. New strategies for keeping tabs on the virus are needed.

Accept rather than resist the unexpected—that's the lesson that came to Dr. Ginevra Mills on a beach in February.

Often, in the rush to incorporate, I find the downside of medical incorporation can either be glossed over by advisors, not well understood by physicians, or both.