Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Beth Blauer writes about the continuing need for accurate and timely data about COVID-19 as it represent an ongoing threat. And Rachel Bergmans…
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Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Gregg Gonsalves writes that rather than spurring the development of more effective public health mechanisms, the COVID-19 pandemic has instead seen massive…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alec Connon discusses how anger is an entirely appropriate response to the capitalist imperative to impose constant costs and burdens on people…
The Darker Side of UCP Policy
Welcome to Alberta's 2023 election cycle. Campaigning has effectively been going on for some time now, but the writ was issued yesterday and now it's official. We're in an election…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Cassandra Willyard writes about the dangers of repeat COVID-19 infections. Kieren Williams reports on new research confirming how COVID-19 stiffens arterial walls, resulting…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Tara Kiran et al. examine the use of virtual care in Ontario, and find no evidence to support the anti-public-health claim that…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – The Canadian Health Coalition weighs in on the recent study showing that privatized surgeries in Quebec cost more than twice what public procedures…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Australia’s Inquiry into Long COVID has produced a report (PDF) confirming the obvious needs both to limit the continued spread of COVID-19,…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ed Yong discusses how the brutal realities of long COVID are being systematically erased from the public eye. And Josh Lynn reports…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Kenyon Wallace writes that the only reason we’re not observing large COVID waves is that we’ve been pushed to accept a perpetual…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alex Fulton discusses the lessons we should be learning from the response to COVID-19 in preparing for the next pandemic. Richard Payerchin highlights…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Lisa Schnirring reports on new research showing how infection with COVID-19 tends to lead to extended sick leave, while Helen Twohig et…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Andre Santa Cruz et al. study the immunological dysfunction that looks to be the norm for up to six months after a…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Linda McQuaig discusses how the Biden administration is providing the Trudeau Libs with an example to follow in ensuring that the ultra-wealthy contribute…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dyani Lewis writes that we know enough to ensure clean indoor air if we care enough to work on limiting the spread of…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Tarun Sai Lomte discusses new research on the connection between structural brain changes and fatigue associated with long COVID. And Eric Topol examines…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jonathan Lambert discusses how politicized messages have been used to weaponize uncertainty and changing information during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Lucky Tran offers a reminder not to take seriously the anti-science cranks determined to claim that COVID-19 mitigation measures (including masking) should…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Eric Reinhart discusses the importance of approaching public health from a collective perspective, rather than presuming health is simply a matter of…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Francesco Pierri et al. study the roots of COVID-19 vaccine denialism, with misinformation becoming more and more prevalent as the pandemic continues. And…