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While many countries are making progress in the fight against tobacco use, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows some are failing to address the problem of emerging nicotine and tobacco products.

A report that has been released by the Ministry of Health provides independent analysis and recommendations to support the Province’s management of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the long-term care sector.

The president-elect faces pressure to install a diverse group of progressives in the courts, but the prospect of a Republican-controlled Senate looms as an obstacle.

Darren R. BrennerMar 2, 2020; 192:E199-E205Research

The provincial and federal governments announced today the 39 applied research projects that have been approved under the Healthy Seniors Pilot Project. These projects aim to support healthy aging for seniors in their homes, communities and care

Staphylococcus aureus including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a leading pathogen in infants in neonatal intensive care unit (NICUs).1,2 S. aureus infections are associated with substantial mortality3 and long term morbidity.3,4 Infections

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was initially described in Wuhan, China in late 2019.1 Infection with SARS-CoV-2 typically causes fever, cough, and

Introduction: Lebanon, a middle-income Eastern Mediterranean country, continues to face detrimental economic, health and socio-political challenges that are further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In parallel, the country has been experiencing

Prone positioning has been widely adopted and is considered standard of care for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). But how beneficial is prone positioning for patients with COVID-19 who are awake and not intubated? In this