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Schools ‘must come before pubs and restaurants in future’

Schools should only close after pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops in any future lockdown, the children’s commissioner for England has said. Anne Longfield says children have a right to an education, must not be an “afterthought”, and that schools should be “first to open, last to close”. She says children play a smaller role in… Read More »

What Canada must learn from its flawed COVID-19 response to get ready for a second wave

What went wrong? What can Canada do to fix it before the next wave hits? This detailed look at Canada’s delayed response to the coronavirus outbreak is part of the Post’s ongoing Lessons from a Pandemic series. The winds were light, the winter clouds thickening, when a 56-year-old man was taken by paramedics to a… Read More »

The pain score must go. Here’s why.

One of the most important purposes of a physician is to alleviate pain and suffering. Pain is the most common symptom prompting an emergency department (ED) visit. Emergency physicians are responsible for managing both acute pain and acute exacerbations of chronic pain resulting from a broad array of illnesses and injuries. It has been shown… Read More »