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From the MD Magazine news item: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a warning for health care professionals to take caution before prescribing the bacterial antibiotic clarithromycin (Biaxin, AbbVie) to patients with heart disease, as it reportedly raises the risk of heart problems or death that can occur years later. The FDA has warned about the potential …
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Dr. Robert Richard Brain – of Belleville and formerly of Corbyville, entered into eternal rest at Q.H.C. Belleville General Hospital, on Wednesday October 21st, 2020 in his 94th year. Father to podiatrist Dr. Martin Brain, Dr. Robert Brain was a Belleville Podiatrist for 36 years. Many will remember him for his strong commitment to podiatry as president of the Ontario …
From the CTV News story: Some doctors say they have seen an increase in Canadians reporting foot pain and injuries amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with more people staying home and not wearing shoes. Dr. Howard Green, president of the B.C. Podiatric Medical Association, told CTVNews.ca that the increase in foot pain he has seen in patients has come from a …
Background: Along with significant case transmission, hospitalizations, and mortality experienced during the global Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, there existed a disruption in the delivery of health care across multiple specialties. We studied the effect of the pandemic on inpatients with diabetic foot problems in a level-one trauma center in Central Ohio. Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients necessitating a consultation …
Why podiatrists have seen a surge foot injuries during lockdown
COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, causes a variety of clinical symptoms with the most common symptoms being a dry cough, fever, myalgia and fatigue.1 Less common symptoms include dyspnea, sputum production and diarrhea. However, as the COVID-19 virus continues to spread across the world, new information about the disease is emerging all the time. Read more
This skin condition could be the “new anosmia,” experts say, because it often appears in coronavirus patients without any other symptoms. Read more
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On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The affect of this pandemic varies by Province and Territory, and city and town. In all situations, podiatrists take the recommendations of the federal and local health authorities seriously and understand their individual responsibility to their patients and the general public to contain the spread of COVID-19. …
IWGDF responds to key questions on management of diabetic foot patients during COVID-19 pandemic