In the halcyon days of August, it is scary to think that the new school year is set to begin in only three weeks. And with Canada now...

We have talked about COVID treatment a number of times over the past year. I am still amazed at how little, besides basic critical care,...

Sorry to "dwell on Delta", but I am surprised many people do not realize that SARS-CoV-2 is no longer "your grandfather's virus". A new...

Knowing that first-dose vaccinations have plateaued, authorities are looking for incentives to encourage further vaccination. Last week...

The number of cases in India continues to drop. Down from the peak of 400,000 new cases a day, back in early May, to below one lakh...

Last week India has recorded its highest weekly COVID-19 death toll, reporting an average 4,029 deaths a day in the seven days leading up...

It seems it was only a little while ago when I was last writing about Nursing Week on this blog. But boy what a year it has been for...

After last week's article concerning making vaccines globally available ( Thought of the Day - May 6 2021 - It's a Start ) and the...

The land border between the US and Canada has been 'closed' for a year now. Border communities, which thrive on cross-border traffic,...

When the first round of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines were being developed and trialed the majority of the world's population had not yet been...

If it was not so sad, it would be laughable how we really just don't get it. As I have talked about before, COVID-19 is largely a...

One of the topics of the week in BC has been an update to the school mask-use policy. Looking back at the advice from the fall, which...

Now the public is realizing that getting a vaccine is still six months away for most, and with a potential third-wave coming in March,...

Wow someone in the "western world" finally had the guts to say it: "The French government will recommend that people wear surgical masks...

Was going to do a Thought of the Day concerning the latest in the Vaccine Wars, but Bonnie Henry did an admirable job in her address...

At the end of last month there was some really great news in the pursuit of treatment of COVID-19. No, not the latest announcements in...

The global pandemic put the spotlight on health and safety practices on board cruise ships ( Thought of the Day - November 17 - Test...

BC is the only province without a COVID alert app. Alberta has retained the one they developed early in the year and the rest of Canada,...

Many of the preventative measures explored and reported to combat COVID seem to take many, many, months before being adopted: Vitamin-D,...

Now I have your attention, I will apologize in advance. My aim is, if nothing else, is that this blog might, just might, save a life. If...