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Majority of gun-related deaths in Ontario are suicides, new report showsThey found that 67.6 per cent of deaths linked to guns in the province — a total of 1,842 —

Of late, I’ve been thinking a lot about firearms violence and it’s prevention.I have come to the firm conclusion that we need to fundamentally change the narrative. All we ever

Public Health Approach to the Prevention of Gun ViolenceNew England JournalDavid Hemenway, Ph.D., and Matthew Miller, M.D., M.P.H., Sc.D. The public health approach has five key components. First, the approach

Lessons learned will prove crucial in controlling a second wave of COVID-19The intervention that proved far more important was universal masking – requiring all hospital staff to wear surgical masks

Could a red flag law have helped prevent the mass shootings in Nova Scotia or help reduce gun violence in Canada? Simon Sherry is a clinical psychologist and a professor

A couple of years ago I was asked by a reporter about how hospitals prepare for mass shootings. I said that the essence of Emergency Medicine was being prepared for

Tis the season Re O Come, All Ye Ache-full: The ER Is Open (Dec. 24): I challenge columnist André Picard’s suggestion that hospitals do not gear up to accommodate the

Covid-19 and the Older Emergency Physician @CAEP_Docs In our March 20th statement on Health Human Resources during the COVID pandemic, we acknowledged that physicians over the age of 60 were

COVID-19 crisis: In a pandemic, the philosophy of death is suddenly top of mindThe philosophy of saving the most lives possible in swamped hospital emergency rooms is suddenly a matter

Just about to start an emergency shift and here's what I want you to know.I am serene and confident. My hospital has an enthusiastic, community-minded and innovative medical staff.Our nurses