Six years after it began, the Flint, Michigan, water crisis remains among the highest-profile emergencies in the United States. Extensive iron and lead corrosion of the water distribution system in Flint, coupled with lead release, created “red water” complaints, rapid loss of chlorine disinfectant and an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease that killed 12 people. State… Read More »
Article content continued In addition to the sheer magnitude of the backlog, “obviously, the impact on our patients has been a profound one,” Irish says. As Canada prepares for the great unknown, a predicted resurgence of COVID-19 in the coming weeks and months, that is one lesson that can be taken from the first ripple.… Read More »
It seems that now more than ever, people are having a hard time achieving satisfying sleep at night. Maybe you’re someone who has occasional insomnia. Maybe you inexplicably wake up several times a night, or awaken in the morning feeling anything but rested. Whatever the case, if you’re looking for more rest to achieve the… Read More »
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is better, a face mask or face shield? In many states, wearing a face mask or face shield is required while in public in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Though safety is on many minds, many also struggle to don the cloth or surgical masks in public due… Read More »
Dentist Olivia Cuid, M.D., shared a new hack for making your surgical mask fit better. She demonstrated the trick in a TikTok video that quickly went viral. The video was shared and reposted by both Katie Couric and Kristen Bell. Wearing a mask in public is basically the norm these days (or at least, it… Read More »
Katie Bryant thought she was doing everything right during lockdown. The writer from North Carolina had been staying home, social distancing, only going out to buy essential food and wearing a mask and gloves when she did so. However last week, she started to feel unwell and soon realised she was experiencing the major coronavirus… Read More »