Emergency Medicine

There are a few competing theories on why the outbreak in northern Italy appears to be so much worse than other countries

The Nova Scotia Health Authority opened eight dedicated COVID-19 assessment centres across the province Tuesday, March 10, in preparation for the anticipated arrival of the novel coronavirus.

If we think about the novel coronavirus epidemic as a rapidly unfolding story, each new crisis reveals a great deal about the characters involved

Doctors were making comparisons to war-time triage medics deciding who lives, who dies and who gets access to the limited number of ICU beds

Canada reported what's believed to be its first COVID-19 death on Monday, March 9, after a man died at a seniors care home in North Vancouver, health officials said.

Discussed: Canada's public health response, the problem with unknown hotspots, science vs. policy, and the situation in the U.S.