General Health
Hand Washing: Is it damaging our skin?
What is all the hand washing doing to our skin?

Even people who were serious germaphobes before the pandemic are likely going through more soap and antibacterial wash than usual these days. We all are.
Showering is almost… Continue reading
Surgery backlogs near breaking point
Surgery backlogs near breaking point

As COVID cases keep increasing in Ontario, ongoing surgical and diagnostic backlogs will only worsen without governmental help to address a strained health-care system. Wait times have increased by almost three months for the most… Continue reading
New Nasal Spray may cure COVID-19 infections
New Nasal Spray may Cure COVID-19 infections

A nasal spray that blocks the absorption of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has completely protected ferrets it was tested on, according to a study released in November by an international team of scientists.… Continue reading
The Difference Between a cold, the flu and COVID-19 infection
The Difference Between a cold, the flu and COVID-19 Infection

This may be a long winter and many of us may come down with some type of respiratory illness that makes us feel very ill. But how do you… Continue reading
COVID-19 Killing more men than women
Why is COVID-19 killing more men?

After New York had their very serious outbreak of COVID-19, they measured the hospitalization and death statistics comparing men to women. There were more than 40,000 male patients hospitalized compared to 34,000 woman.… Continue reading