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  • Empty shelves of children's pain relief medicine are seen at a Toronto pharmacy, Wednesday, August 17, 2022. The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal

    Pediatric drug shortage led to dosing errors in Ontario children , research shows

    The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows. 2

Human Interest

  • Lifeguards work at Brittany Beach of the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Friday, June 24, 2022. The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun. Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children under 10 years old in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer

    The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun. Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children under 10 years old in Canada.

Elaine Chin

Elaine Chin, MD, MBA (U of Toronto)

North American trailblazer of Precision Medicine, founder of Executive Health Centre, a premiere personalized medicine practice in Canada and Innovation Health Group, offering virtual health testing, consultation services, enterprise and well programs. She is the former Chief Wellness Office at TELUS Communications. Presently, she is an expert contributor to CP24 and consultant at Good Housekeeping Magazine in New York. She is the author of a 2015 top-ten book “Lifelines – unlocking the secret of your telomeres for a longer, healthier life” and a 2021 book, “Welcome Back! How to reboot your physical and mental well-being for a post-pandemic world”, cited as a Top 10 Wellness Book by Indigo Books. At the start of the pandemic, Dr. Chin launched the Masking Together Challenge and has helped to raise close to $500,000 so far to secure safe housing for house staff, support research at the University of Toronto and distribute masks and offer her newest book, WELCOME BACK for frontline healthcare workers in Canada. Dr. Chin’s mission is to make personalized medicine accessible to all and help people of all ages bring their physical and mental health into harmony.

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