The best timing to use a rapid test kit
Rapid test kits for COVID are most effective when used after symptoms develop, when viral load is highest.
Read MorePosted by Pamela Fayerman | Feb 15, 2022 | COVID19 tests, Omicron, rapid COVID-19 tests
Rapid test kits for COVID are most effective when used after symptoms develop, when viral load is highest.
Read MorePosted by Pamela Fayerman | Jan 30, 2022 | COVID19, Health Canada, hospitals, Paxlovid, Pfizer, physicians
Patients who may qualify for the new Pfizer pills, for COVID
Read MorePosted by Pamela Fayerman | Jan 11, 2022 | Canada, COVID19, vaccine exemptions
The legal challenges with mandatory vaccinations for employers and those seeking exemptions
Read MorePosted by Pamela Fayerman | Dec 15, 2021 | BC health, COVID19 tests, rapid COVID-19 tests
Rapid antigen tests to detect COVID-19 are grossly underused in some provinces like B.C.
Read MorePosted by Pamela Fayerman | Dec 1, 2021 | breast cancer, mammograms, radiology
Controversy rages on about breast cancer screening mammography policies.
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I graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in journalism and attended Queen’s University law school on a one-year legal journalism fellowship from the Canadian Bar Association.
I’m the recipient of several prestigious journalism awards as well as two major grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, one for a series on patient navigators and another for a series that focused on knowledge translation as it pertains to fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer.
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