Infectious Disease

Building trust: Tailored messaging needed to limit vaccine hesitancy

To vaccinate 37.7 million Canadians, we must address vaccine hesitancy among Canada's diverse population through innovative, community-driven strategies

Africa’s early success in fighting pandemic now at risk

COVID-19 cases in Africa have been increasing rapidly, imperiling its early successes in keeping the pandemic at bay and underscoring its need for the vaccines that it is having trouble procuring.

‘What does this mean for us?’ People with developmental disabilities left out of vaccination planning

As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out across Canada, people with developmental disabilities have been overlooked. Let’s change that by including them in our vaccination policies and practices now.

Pollution reduction: an all-inclusive vaccine

Almost 9 million deaths worldwide are attributed to the effects of air pollution on diseases such as diabetes, stroke, lung disease and heart disease. Now, there is increasing evidence of the relationship between air pollution and COVID-19.

Health Care in Hues: 2020 in Review

We end 2020, however, with hope as impressive scientific advances have allowed the rapid production and dissemination of highly effective vaccines – and the opportunity to turn the page to an optimistic 2021.

Anti-vaxxers may be a lost cause but the vaccine-hesitant must be brought on board

Breaking down walls: Teamwork key to effective vaccine rollout

If not now, when? Applying a palliative approach in long-term care

Vaccine messaging must address grim history of race-based experiments

Give the gift of life this holiday season – 5 reasons to stay home

Canadian researchers looking into COVID ‘long-haul’ effects

Ignore the noise: Keep calm and mask on

TBT – Dr. Robbie Goldstein on COVID-19

Throwback to our interview - how Mass General Hospital (MGH) in Boston prepared, and adapted, to a massive influx of patients with COVID-19.

Health Care in Hues: Our Wild Ride

The pandemic continues to dominate medical, public health, economic and societal scenes internationally, and many countries are continuing to experience the multi-faceted adverse effects of COVID-19.

We must emphasize test, trace and isolate until the vaccine arrives

The director of 76 Days discusses harrowing early days in Wuhan

Harking back to a time when Wuhan was the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, 76 Days provides a fly-on-the-wall view of the city’s initial response to the coronavirus.

‘Feeling dead inside.’ Healthcare workers battling COVID-19 are suffering from dissociation

Bill 3 is a good start but more must be done for palliative care

The best of both worlds: Cross-disciplinary innovation in healthcare

How seniors can celebrate the holidays safely