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Clinical Articles, COVID-19 /
BY: Kristopher T. Kang, MD
September 2020
... each other through the pandemic. There are many ways that people can help, such as: Staying connected to family and ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
May 2020
... the role of fomites (objects that are touched by multiple people) is another factor. In some instances, the role of ...
MDs To Be, COVID-19 /
BY: Shayda A. Swann, BSc
November 2020
... Morolake O, Stephens D, Welbourn A. Greater involvement of people living with HIV in health care. J Int AIDS Soc ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 /
BY: Alexis Crabtree, MD, MPH, PhD
April 2020
... those with a diagnosed illness, the majority (over 80%) of people have mild illness with recovery in about 2 weeks. ... on cruise ships suggested that a substantial proportion of people with infection are asymptomatic. Children and ... increase, as we shift from containment to mitigation. People with mild symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (or with ...
Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
June 2020
... response to this pandemic. Sure, there have been cases of people fighting over toilet paper or gouging their neighbors ... exceptions. I have been impressed by how the majority of people are reacting. There are numerous reports of ... has been truly amazing during this difficult time. People’s creativity has also been on display. Window ...
Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
March 2020
... lower mortality rate than SARS but by the sheer number of people infected was responsible for millions of deaths. By ...
News, COVID-19
October 2020
... care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. One in four people surveyed went so far as to agree that the freedoms of ... . The research team surveyed a random sample of 3551 people in Canada and the US between 6 and 19 May to see if ... places like supermarkets where encounters with other people are likely. While the COVID-19 pandemic does carry ...
Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD
June 2020
... us mistaken in our answer. In truth, in the US, about 7500 people die each day, so the vast majority of people who died on 9/11 did so in the more usual way. That day, approximately 100 people likely died in motor vehicle accidents and 31 in ...
Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
July/August 2020
... in early May, my heartfelt congratulations go out to the people of BC as their sacrifices have flattened the curve of ... but why is getting a tattoo a priority? I realize many people are impatient to get back to normal, whatever that ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 /
BY: Michael Otterstatter, MSc, PhD
October 2020
... in a population, scientists track over time how many other people are likely to become infected from a single case. This ... each person with COVID-19 was infecting nearly three other people. Through the spring, BC reduced that number down to ... plays a key role in disease control by quickly identifying people who may have been exposed to the virus. These people ...