(@CDCgov) In 2023, there was a drop in the US #maternalmortalityrate for all but Black women. The maternal mortality rate for Black women was 𝟱𝟬.𝟯 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀, compared to 𝟭𝟰.𝟱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝟭𝟮.𝟰 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟬.𝟳 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻...

Intriguing piece but in my opinion it did not go far enough. The focus should be on the future of 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲; that it should fanatically feature 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀; and the design must include the 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁/𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁/𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲....

(Health Affairs) Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) had 20.6% more primary care visits and 34.5% more specialist visits than adults without ACEs. They also had 41.1% more ED visits, 21.5% more inpatient stays, and 29.7% more prescription fills. How do we...

New @niageing report finds that 14% of Canadians 65+ are living in “𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀" using a material deprivation index. Their financial security is more important than ever. “This is a pretty vulnerable population,” said Dr. Samir Sinha, NIA’s director of...

(Health Affairs) The use of artificial intelligence #AI and predictive models #PM in US hospitals care is not being met with commensurate and strict #evaluation frameworks to ensure accuracy and potential biases. (Health Affairs) Current Use and Evaluation of AI and...

(ONFR) Ontario a annoncé en décembre que 100 médecins de famille formés à l’étranger exerceront leur profession dans des régions rurales et du Nord, grâce à un programme pilote. Le hic est que l'évaluation n’est disponible qu’en anglais, à un manque de financement...

(@CDHoweInstitute) Healthcare in Canada remains ranked 9th out of 10 International peers - all provinces and territories fall below the average for overall performance. Access to timely care, obtaining after-hours care and long wait times are nearly universal...

(Choosing Wisely) A quarter of Canadian long-term care residents may inappropriately be on antipsychotic medications inappropriately. Rates have been on the rise since the pandemic, with staffing shortages and high-turnover rates making it difficult for improvements...

Age is the most important predictor of #dementia - 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟲𝟱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿. Detecting elevated risk helps older adults prepare and permits governments and policymakers to plan appropriate programmatic and human...

Gabor Maté's TorStar's piece on why happiness is so elusive resonated with me....particularly this quote from Fromm: "Certain drives, such as the need for harmony, relatedness and purpose seem inherent in human nature. Those needs met, happiness is more likely to...