Category Public Health
Health risks of Chloroquine use for COVID-19 in Brazil
Fernando Hellmann argues that the Brazilian Ministry of Health Guidelines for early drug treatment of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 is not based on scientific criteria and puts the health of Brazilians at risk.
Trust in health care after the death of Joyce Echaquan
Phoebe Friesen wonders whether clinicians can ask for trust in Canada’s system of health care after Joyce Echaquan’s death.
Accommodating Menstrual Periods in the Workplace
Surabhi Kulshrestha explores the treatment of menstruation in the context of the Canadian workplace.
Comprehensive reproductive health services include abortion
Martha Paynter contrasts Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick to describe how abortion should be part of the continuum of a rationally organized health care service delivery system for reproductive health in Atlantic Canada.
Don’t exclude an essential part of the care team
Sylvie Lemay recommends using risk mitigation strategies in order to include family members and essential support persons as partners in care in assisted living or long term care settings during the pandemic.
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