Never mind “less is more.” Sometimes more is less. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (Photo: Jake Wright/Manning Centre/Creative Commons). Consider Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s mandate letter to Health Minister Jason Copping.…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dave Yasvinski reports on the growing recognition that repeated COVID infections increase the likelihood of severe illness and death. And John Lorinc discusses…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Winnie Byanyima discusses the importance of cooperation and coordination in responding to a pandemic. But Michael Lee contrasts the consistent message from…
As long threatened, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party Government yesterday announced the end of Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s tenure as the province’s chief medical officer of health through the…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Rob Stein discusses the CDC’s recognition that new, more evasive COVID strains are becoming dominant in the U.S. Megan Ogilvie and Kenyon Wallace…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Manina Etter et al. study the causes of neurological damages arising out of COVID-19. And Roni Caryn Rabin reports on the recent…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Tori Cowger et al. study how the presence or absence of mandatory masking policies affects the number of COVID-19 cases among students…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Gwynn Guilford and Lauren Weber report on the recognition by economists that COVID-19 continues to be a mass disabling event – even as…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk discusses the looming prospect that COVID-19 infections will cause ongoing damage by exhausting people’s immunity, while Betsy Ladyzhets writes about…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Erin Prater reports on research showing how long COVID may be traced to excessive pruning of connections in the brain. Faye Flam highlights…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Keenan Sorokan reports on the unprecedented number of students out sick from school in the Saskatoon area, while Karen Bartko reports on…
Assorted content to end your week. – A panel of experts has offered a set of recommendations to deal with the current COVID-19 reality, including a particular focus on the…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Armine Yalnizyan writes that in the face of an impending self-inflicted recession, governments should be using their available resources (and taxing the…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Knvul Sheikh reports on new research showing how a single COVID-19 can “rebound” whether or not it’s been treated with Paxlovid. Pooja Toshniwal…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ewen Callaway discusses the COVID-19 “variant soup” which we’ll be drowning in this winter due to the deliberate elimination of any public…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lara Herrero discusses how infection with COVID-19 can leave people more vulnerable to all kinds of other diseases. And the Canadian Press reports…
Assorted content to end your week. – The Star Phoenix reports on Saskatchewan’s latest COVID-19 data showing 26 more deaths in just the last two weeks along with a rising…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sara Mojtehedzadeh reports on the lives lost to COVID-19 in Ontario workplaces and the deliberate choice by employers and governments to enable…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Erik Swain discusses new research showing that even “mild” cases of COVID-19 produce massively increased risks of death from cardiovascular issues. And Charlie…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Hussein Kadhem Al-Hakeim et al. examine the relationship between oxygen deprivation and severe long COVID symptoms. Crawford Kilian makes the case for…
