Stab wounds in the face, gunshot wounds from which blood spurts, cold interventions on patients screaming in pain. A Quebec doctor returns from South Africa with nothing to fear from the flu that awaits him here. “The experience I had in one night there is more than I have had in four years [de résidence … Read more
The flu season is currently peaking and hitting the province hard, as two different strains of the virus are circulating at the same time. This situation has repercussions in hospital emergencies. “We are in the big epidemic weeks,” notes Dr. Gaston De Serres, epidemiologist at the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ). Throughout … Read more
Éric Neault was diagnosed with HIV 28 years ago. At the age of 22 at the time, he had no idea that he would be able to live a practically normal life today. “I saw my life demolished. I was like, “I’m going to die tomorrow.” It turned in my head. But the first reaction … Read more