by CMAJ News | Sep 22, 2020 | Archive, Latest, Laura Eggertson
Review uncovers fatal flaws in long-term care infection control Laura Eggertson | Wolfville, N.S. | September 22, 2020 Long-term care facilities must balance the risk of COVID-19 against residents’ quality of life, according to a review into an outbreak in Nova...
by CMAJ News | Apr 2, 2020 | Archive, Latest, Laura Eggertson
Canada can override patents to combat drug, equipment shortages during the pandemic Laura Eggertson | Wolfville, N.S. | April 2, 2020 Provisions of recent emergency legislation will make it easier for Canada to issue compulsory licences for medical products. The...
by CMAJ News | Mar 20, 2020 | Archive, Latest, Laura Eggertson
Canadian primary care doctors face shortage of protective equipment Laura Eggertson | Wolfville, N.S. | March 20, 2020 Without a supply of protective equipment, Ontario family physician Dr. Carola Collins and others have started making their own. Family doctors...
by CMAJ News | Dec 12, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Laura Eggertson
Breast density disclosure may do more harm than good Laura Eggertson | Wolfville, NS | December 12, 2019 A move to share breast density information along with mammogram results may be more advocacy-based than evidence-based, some researchers warn. Prince Edward Island...
by CMAJ News | Feb 27, 2018 | Archive, Latest, Laura Eggertson
Federal budget invests heavily in research, Indigenous health Laura Eggertson | Ottawa | February 27, 2018 The 2018 federal budget makes the “single-largest investment in investigator-led fundamental research in Canadian history,” said Finance Minister Bill Morneau....
