Long-haul illness after last century’s flu pandemic
As some people affected with COVID-19 face lingering long-term effects, post-infectious symptoms were also seen in various countries after the 1918 flu pandemic, as described...
Bringing vaccines to one of the highest need neighbourhoods
By Isabel Terrell
For many months, hospitals and numerous health and community care organizations have been working together to vaccinate eligible populations against COVID-19. In...
First-in-Canada social medicine modular housing
University Health Network (UHN) and the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, in partnership with the City of Toronto and United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT),...
Collaboration aims to reduce the impact of poverty
Thanks to a 3-year, $233,742 grant from United Way Simcoe Muskoka, the South
Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team (SGB OHT) is beginning the work on...
COVID-19 not linked to increased preterm births or stillbirths
A new study may alleviate concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy, as researchers found no increases in preterm births or...
Doctors urging health-care workers to get vaccinated
By Dr. Adam Kassam
In a recent Ontario Medical Association survey, we asked Ontario’s doctors to tell us if they had been vaccinated. A full...
New interactive guide released to improve conversations with vaccine hesitant patients
By Myles Leslie
A team of researchers has launched an online interactive guide to improve conversations with patients who are hesitant about getting a COVID-19...
Anticipate a resurgence of respiratory viruses in young children
Canada should anticipate a resurgence of a childhood respiratory virus as COVID-19 physical distancing measures are relaxed, authors warn in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association...
Toronto respirologist earns support of Canadian icons in #ThisIsOurShot vaccine campaign
By Jennifer Stranges
What do Chris Hadfield, Ryan Reynolds, Jann Arden and Michael Bublé all have in common?
They are among the many celebrities and...
Dispatches from the front line: UHN’s Pandemic Response
Dr. Erin O'Connor has already put in a full day's work when she arrives at the Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) Emergency Department (ED) for...
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