November 23, 2020 Biomedical Engineering Harvard modelling study concludes that rapid-turnaround testing can significantly reduce the spread of coronavirus.
November 20, 2020 Epidemiology How can a limited vaccine supply effectively be employed to maximally reduce the rate of spread and protect the vulnerable? Network scientists have a counterintuitive proposal.
November 19, 2020 Health Policy Can Health Canada explain why there has been a dearth of approval for rapid Covid-19 testing when the EU Commission has recommended them for widespread use? (no sarcasm intended)
November 18, 2020 Health Policy Pandemic contributing to Toronto’s SickKids’ inability to provide timely health services including surgeries and MRIs. However, this has been a “longstanding problem” prior to the outbreak.
November 17, 2020 Epidemiology Pushing the lockdown reset button with #COVIDZero will be problematic if no strategy/multilevel government support, enforcement and public buy-in is in place to follow it up.
November 13, 2020 Epidemiology Little being done to mitigate the unsurprising exponential increase of Covid-19 cases in Ontario. Why not employ successful measures that other countries are using to protect their citizens and remain economically functional?
November 10, 2020 Clinical Research Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine news is a press release not a study. No raw data to review, limited transparency, basic questions unanswered, 94 cases, and an overreaction focusing on the claim of 90% efficacy. Validated evidence required to justify the hype.
November 6, 2020 Health Policy National Advisory Committee on Immunization prioritizes four groups to first receive Covid-19 vaccine but does not provide the distribution framework whilst the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine does so with caveats.
November 5, 2020 Clinical Research Another (small) study confirms that face masks do not reduce oxygen saturation during vigorous exercise for healthy individuals. You can get yourself an inexpensive pulse oximeter and prove it to yourself.
October 27, 2020 Health Policy How will Canada clear the health care backlog caused by the pandemic? CMA releases report outlining some of the issues but does not include primary care and disease prevention.
