From the increasing pressure on emergency departments across the country to the current state of the pandemic, Unity Health experts offered insights this week into our rapidly changing world. Here are our top media hits from September 10-16.

‘Disaster Mode’: Emergency Rooms Across Canada Close Amid Crisis
The New York Times on September 14, 2022
Interview with Dr. Carolyn Snider

Dr. Carolyn Snider, Chief of Emergency Medicine at St. Michael’s, speaks to The New York Times in an article exploring the pressures on emergency departments across Canada.

How universities are preparing for monkeypox
CBC The National on September 14, 2022
Interview with Dr. Darrell Tan

As campus life returns to Canadian universities, schools should educate students about human monkeypox (HMPX) in a non-judgmental, stigma-free way, says Dr. Darrell Tan.

Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges
The Globe and Mail on September 14, 2022
Opinion piece co-written by Dr. Sharon Straus

What lessons were learned from the pandemic and how we can maximize the impact of health research? Dr. Sharon Straus and co-authors share their analysis in The Globe and Mail.

‘Nowhere to go’: Homelessness and mental illness create a ‘revolving door’ of admissions
Healthy Debate on September 7, 2022
Interview with Dr. Jesse Jenkinson

The transformation of hotels into shelter spaces during the pandemic created a window of opportunity to find housing solutions for patients experiencing homelessness, says Dr. Jesse Jenkinson, post-doctoral fellow with MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions.

Pandemic fuelled by atmosphere of polarization, mistrust
Toronto Star on September 14, 2022
Opinion piece co-written by Dr. Fahad Razak

Data indicate the pandemic is not over. In a Toronto Star opinion piece, Dr. Fahad Razak calls on leaders to reduce pandemic polarization to reduce avoidable illness and deaths in the months ahead.

What does staying COVID safe mean now?
CBC Ontario Today on September 15, 2022
Interview with Dr. Fahad Razak

Dr. Fahad Razak speaks about the current state of the pandemic and takes callers’ questions about vaccines, immunity and what it means to be staying “COVID safe”.

Scientists want a new definition for critical care medicine. Here’s how COVID-19 shaped their cause
Hospital News on September 12, 2022
Q&A with Dr. John Marshall

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of critical care physicians from around the world are calling for a broader definition of critical care. Dr. John Marshall, critical care surgeon at St. Michael’s and scientist at the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, shares more about the initiative.

Emergency care and hospitalizations higher among cannabis users, study finds
Hospital News on September 15, 2022
Feature of research led by Dr. Nicholas Vozoris

Visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations are higher among individuals who use cannabis compared with those who do not, finds a study led by Dr. Nicholas Vozoris.