Variants vary, but how much? Since SARS-CoV-2 was first sequenced at the beginning of 2020 dozens of strains have been identified. And five have been designated “variants of concern” by the World Health Organisation (who). The latest of these is Omicron, which was given its name in November last year. ...
When we’re not in a pandemic, Canadian hospitals are at perpetual risk of being overrun. In fact, they often are overrun – particularly during cold and flu season – when patients on gurneys are relegated to hallways and storage closets, and when wait times in emergency rooms can balloon to ...
As director of DARPA in the 1970’s, George H. Heilmeier developed a set of questions that he expected every proposal for a new research program to answer. No exceptions. He referred to them as the “Heilmeier Catechism” and are now the basis of how DARPA (Defense Advance Research Projects Activity) ...
The Eglinton subway has been under construction for the last 6 or 7 years. We have watched it from our kitchen window. Now there are two giant white monoliths at each of the Avenue Rd subway stops. Each monolith likely cost $10M to $20M to build. Possibly more. This puzzles ...
Stupidity is a very specific cognitive failing. Crudely put, it occurs when you don’t have the right conceptual tools for the job. The result is an inability to make sense of what is happening and a resulting tendency to force phenomena into crude, distorting pigeonholes. Stupidity will often arise when ...
Of all the Covid patients that Ronda Stevenson RN is treating , there’s one she cannot stop thinking about. He has been hospitalized for 10 months, and in all that time his 7-year-old daughter has never once been allowed to visit, prohibited from the hospital by age restrictions that keep ...
We will likely transition from a pandemic form of COVID to endemic COVID. The common cold and flu are endemic. We just co-exist with the cold and the flu. Unfortunately, some patients do die from the flu. A winning combination for COVID will likely be tripartite: full vaccination including annual ...
Betsy is 78 years of age. She is delightful. Lots of fun. She likes to golf in the summers. Unfortunately, she is not feeling well. She has a heart rhythym disorder called atrial fibrillation. This has caused her to feel weak. Her voice cracks. She is short of breath. Sleep ...
Canada is suffering from a health care system resourcing crisis – and the solution will require time and patience Stéphane Brutus and Jaason Geerts Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published December 7, 2021Updated Yesterday Stéphane Brutus is the dean of the Telfer School of Management at the University of ...
Engaging healthcare consumers in a highly personalized way—and the value it brings to all healthcare system stakeholders—is increasingly important, as we highlighted in “Next generation patient engagement during the care journey.” The benefits of this approach can lead to better member experience, higher quality of care, and reduction of avoidable ...