By: Steve Bond Epidemiology is the branch of science concerned with how disease spreads and is controlled in a population. We often hear about how we can take steps to slow the spread of Covid-19 or to “flatten...
By: Yemi Alade, Pharmacy Manager at Yurek Specialties Limited After surviving lockdowns, school closures and remote work caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, families are starting to realign their daily routines from constantly at home together to returning to...
By: Steve Bond Vaccination efforts in Canada hit a milestone last week- for the first time those fully vaccinated surpassed those in the United States. Like the hare and the tortoise, we didn’t start quickly out of the...
Returning to school can be an exciting time but for many children, it can cause anxiety. Leaving parents can be hard for younger children while older kids may be worrying about academic achievement and their social circles. This...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been forefront in the news and on our minds for a year now. With vaccinations beginning, hope has blossomed for an end to the pandemic or at least a beginning to an end. Thoughts...
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was speculation on social media and mainstream medical sites that people with high blood pressure should stop taking drugs such as Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor...
Our patients are asking about the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine which will be used to prevent COVID-19 as well as the newer types of vaccines, the mRNA. So, I think it’s time for a primer on vaccines. When our...
At the time, the status of kids going back to school in September is up in the air. However, there are many things we can do in order to prepare our children for returning to the classroom. ...
Working Out During COVID, by Andy Li, Pharmacist Now that we’re in Stage 3, Ontario gyms and fitness studios are open again. Safety measures such as size limits via online booking, physical distancing, and equipment between each user...
For many parents, the homestead has been turned into both an office and classroom as children are home full-time. Now that the school year has ended, it may seem hard to keep them occupied so you can perform...
One of the major topics of discussion in the news currently surrounds personal protective equipment or PPE. More specifically, who should wear it, when it should be worn, and its availability or lack thereof. Personal protective equipment is...
There’s no doubt that the current world we live in is daunting. We are dressed in PPE with masks hiding the vast majority of our faces, and more specifically, our mouths. The most significant way people convey tenderness...
It’s 11:30 and I have been at work for the past 3 ½ hours. We are busy and working in a difficult environment in uncertain times. I have to calculate a formulation for a child who won’t take...
Throughout the centuries, the world has known many pandemics. The destruction caused by invisible enemies like smallpox, and the Spanish Flu was devastating; but fortunately, the world did recover. Interestingly enough, neurologists and psychiatrists have observed that those...
Each year, a word or phrase is selected by the American Dialect Society as the word of the year. In previous years, “fake news,” “hashtag,” or “app, ”have made the cut — based on the usage by society...