Trade deal will frustrate quest for COVID vaccine
The industry’s rapid response reminds us that we must continue to support and protect biopharmaceutical innovation…
COVID-19’s elder virus brother, the Spanish flu
An estimated 500 million people contracted the Spanish flu, and the death toll was between 17 million and 50 million…
You’ll never find a better excuse to quit smoking than COVID-19
Recent wake-up calls began when a Chinese article reported smoking increased the risk of becoming sicker by 14 times…
Canada mishandling mental illness crisis
Thousands of patients are on wait lists. Meanwhile, the human and economic costs of mental illness keep rising…
COVID-19 will change how we buy food, forever
Convenience now has a different meaning. It’s less about saving time and more about survival and safety…
Flu pandemic of 1918 brutal, virulent killer
One hundred years ago, a flu pandemic swept across the world, killing tens of millions of people, particularly those in the prime of life…
Sports is the canary in the COVID-19 coal mine
So when will sports be resumed and how can they play a role in transitioning to normalcy again?…
Is Canada heading to a national emergency?
Ignorant, selfish actions by some Canadians put fellow citizens in harm’s way. It must stop now, even if the measures are drastic…
Don’t let COVID-19 permanently change Canada
The speed of the spread and the rise of the body count prove something menacing has us at its mercy. How we deal with it is crucial…
Anti-malarial drugs may be an effective treatment against coronavirus
In South Korea, patients treated with chloroquine demonstrated a better drop in fever, improvement of lung CT scan images, and required a shorter time to recover…