Do NSAIDs (ibuprofen, naproxen, etc.) somehow worsen coronavirus infection? Lots of people asking this question. As far as I can tell it's not based on very much. /1

Video of a hospital in Spain. Watch it. Watch it again with the volume up. Now cancel that brunch. Postpone that coffee meet-up. Rain check that dinner with friends. Sucks doesn’t it? But not as hard as this 👇 #COVIDー19 #coronavirus #StayAtHome x.com/Rntk____/statu…

‘People Are Dying’: 72 Hours Inside a N.Y.C. Hospital Battling Coronavirus nyti.ms/2vSAruQ

1/ Masks....my least favourite topic of the #COVID19 pandemic. There is an argument to mandate these in Canada. I think (at this point in our epidemic) this is not the right approach...at least not for now. We may come to it, but certainly not now. tinyurl.com/yablxv4j

Masks are now mandatory in indoor public spaces in #Toronto. Wearing a non-medical mask helps prevent a person's mouth and nose droplets from reaching other people or shared surfaces. Some tips for properly wearing, storing and washing your mask: health.sunnybrook.ca/covid-19-coron…

Spoke with Ed Livingston about drugs. We covered a lot of ground. - NMS vs. SS - ketamine for pain - irrationality of codeine & tramadol - delayed drug HSRs - trimethoprim & ↑K⁺ - acetaminophen-warfarin interaction - opioid dependence as an overlooked harm edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/au…

‘Vanc & Zosyn’ is NOT the Answer to Everything | Here’s the handout for my 2nd #ACEP20 talk (with links to all references): pharmertoxguy.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/vanc-a… Topics include CAP, why fluoroquinolones suck, SSTI, & the nuanced downsides to consider with pip/tazo in the ED #FOAMed

Per CDC, COVID vaccines looking impressively safe. Through Dec 22, after nearly 1 million doses, only 307 ED visits, almost all of them for minor symptoms. #1: dizziness

Updated Ontario COVID vaccine distribution. #pharmacists #pharmacy

AstraZeneca's press release of interim #COVID19 Phase 3 clinical trial results: *79% overall efficacy *100% efficacy against hospitalization/severe disease *80% efficacy in >65 *No safety concerns (>32000 participants) Looks good! Link: bit.ly/3c8Uis3

Comprehensive review article from Nature Medicine on Post acute COVID-19 Syndrome go.nature.com/3spEDdl

These are the actual postal codes that will have priority vaccination.

Blood clots in perspective for Canadians. For more information visit thrombosiscanada.ca @FamPhysCan CSIM

This week my bill for 10 paid sick days will be debated in the Ontario Legislature. Retweet if you support 10 paid sick days and send Doug Ford a strong message. #onpoli #PaidSickDays #PaidSickDaysSaveLives #PaidSickDaysNow

So you read today’s NACI advice - AZ ok if you’re 30+! Unless you can wait for mRNA 💉! And then you read the MANY hot takes from experts, non-experts, and para-experts. And you are SCARED. Let’s work through it. (The required reading is below). 1/n ema.europa.eu/en/documents/c…

The new 2021 Patient Risk Stratification Algorithm For Anticoagulant Therapy In Cancer-Associated Thrombosis developed by the Thrombosis Canada team is now available as a one-page download from our website along with a link to the publication at wp.me/P3vL2g-1sN

Russian billionaires lost $83 billion already in 2022. Crimea River.

"Book your flights! Canada is going to the World Cup!" #CanMNT

Guilty!