The Problem of Loneliness
The UK and Japan have each created a Ministry of Loneliness, based on research that has identified isolation as an overall health concern.
Category: Medicine
COVID-19 by the Numbers
It has been over a year since the WHO declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. March 11, 2020, seems like a lifetime ago
COVID-19 Vaccine – Not If, But When
A pharmacist takes a look at some of the common questions and ins and outs about the COVID-19 vaccine
How Human Behaviour is Driving the COVID-19 Case Numbers
Sandra Dunham In my home, the dialogue about COVID-19 and the rapidly increasing case numbers follows the narrative of “Why can’t people just do the right thing? Don’t people realize that their behaviour is making this worse?” And yet, when carefully examined, our own behaviour is, at times, less than stellar. So, why, when the…
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Making sense of medical research reporting in the media
Dr. Michael Allen will cover the common types of health research methods that deal with therapies, and how that research is used to develop national guideline recommendations.