Health

Tabatha Southey: Marilyn Gladu seems to think this medicine could easily get the Canadian economy back on its feet again. How to get through to her? Through poetry, of course.

Author Mark O’Connell, whose well-timed new book, ’Notes from an Apocalypse,’ is out this month, on the pandemic: ’Civilization is actually strengthened in a certain way in a situation like this.’

The wildfire spread of COVID-19 seen in places like nursing homes and cruise ships could similarly sweep the crowded homes in which nearly half of Nunavummiut live

As the race to find a vaccine goes on, researchers are trying potential treatments on coronavirus patients. Some show promise, some not so much.

The couple running the Fredericton clinic absorbed the cost of abortions for those who couldn’t afford them, hoping the province would someday change its policy. Over time it took a toll on their finances.

Dr. Sandra Allaire, who has worked during outbreaks of cholera and Ebola, tested positive for COVID-19 in March. She returned to work at a Calgary refugee centre several weeks later.

Image of the Week: Hart Island—long the city’s version of a Potter’s Field—is seeing 25 burials a day, the number it once received in a week

Infectious disease expert Dr. Isaac Bogoch answers our latest questions about coronavirus, littering and not giving in to the desire to invite each other over: ’In general, if you don’t live in the house, you shouldn’t go into it.’

You don’t have to sew—or even spend more than 10 minutes—to put together a non-medical face mask that could help prevent the spread of infection

Religious leaders are finding creative ways to perform services and comfort congregants. But without the human touch, holy days just aren’t the same.