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Back Page, COVID-19 / BY: Kristina Jenei, BSN September 2020
... worldwide and over 700 000 deaths.[ 3 ] Billions of people around the globe have been ordered to shelter in ... and preserve a lack of safety nets. And the challenges people face in the Western world pale in comparison to those ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD December 2020
... assembled to cope with the anticipated surge of ill people. Surgeries were canceled. Offices were closed. We ... my optimism. I know that this virus, no matter how many people it impacts, no matter what new obstacles it presents, ...
Back Page, COVID-19 / BY: Abe Zacharias, MD, FRCPC July/August 2020
... were a diverse group of World War II veterans, Indigenous people, and patients who had survived the brutal Hong Kong ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB May 2020
... of panic. Those of us who are exposing ourselves daily to people who could potentially make us very sick or even kill ... rigorous testing and contact tracing, strict controls on people’s movement (border controls and social distancing), ... we stopped testing widely, and the controls on people’s movement were perhaps 1 or 2 weeks too late, and ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Jan Hajek, MD November 2020
... bacteria emerged, entered our food supply, and made people sick.[ 10 ] It took years of international and public ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) April 2020
... while COVID-19 preferentially targets frail elderly people. The most striking feature of pandemics is their ... a good-natured equanimity is not to expect too much of the people amongst whom you dwell... Deal gently then with this ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Sonny Thiara, MD October 2020
... 2 ] As of 6 September 2020, more than 27 million people worldwide have been infected and more than 900 000 ...
Letters, COVID-19 / BY: Nilanga Aki Bandara, BSc June 2020
... we need to bring sensible policies to protect our young people from devastating effects of COVID-19. The American ... clinical guidance to highlight the well-known risk. People who smoke or use e-cigarettes have a significantly ... respiratory infections like the coronavirus, and people with decreased lung function caused by smoking or ...
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 ...