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#TylenolAutism
(CBC) Apologies for being late to comment on #TylenolAutism, but I definitely think the #SaganStandard applies here : "๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ". And we have yet to see the latter....
(JAMA) Mental Health and Substance Use Linked
(JAMA) While @samhsagov data does not precisely mirror Canadian experience, the information presented here suggests that people with #mentalhealth conditions are at increased risk of developing #substanceuse disorders because they may #selfmedicate withย #drugs or...
US Hospitals – High Surgical Markups – Low Quality & Low Value
(@JAMASurgery) This study indicates that considerable variation in price markup exists across US hospitals and that high mark ups demonstrated ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ๐ฬฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ. These findings underscore that key initial policy targets for...
1975 – 2025 le 50แต anniversaire du drapeau franco-ontarien
En 2025, le 50แต anniversaire du drapeau franco-ontarien est cรฉlรฉbrรฉ aujourd'hui, un puissant symbole de langue, de culture et de rรฉsilience. Depuis cinq dรฉcennies, ce drapeau vert et blanc flotte comme un signe dโunitรฉ et dโappartenance pour les francophones de...
@NIAgeing New Dementia Report
@niageing's newest report underscores the urgent need for more coordinated, comprehensive strategies to tackle #dementia - one of Canadaโs fastest-growing health challenges. Here is the table of contents and executive summary infographic with three #recommendations....
(CMAJ) Virtual care did not enhance access for rural residents
(CMAJ) While #virtual care may have improved access and convenience for some patients, on the whole, the increased availability of virtual care did not meaningfully increase its use for patients living far from #specialists, especially for #rural residents. (CMAJ)...
Hey @CitImmCanada – Let Dr. Antil (and 3,100 others) in!
(Toronto Star) I typically do not post on Sunday mornings, but I'll make an exception today. Set aside the artificial points program and fast track permanent residency for Dr. Michael Antil and as many of the other 2,436 #GPs, 170 #surgeons and 519 #specialists in the...
Leaving Canadian ERs Untreated โ
(@IEDM_Montrรฉal) The number of patients leaving emergency rooms #LWBS before receiving treatment is underscoring ongoing concerns about Canadian hospitals.ย In Quรฉbec, 11% leave without being been but 18% of those return within 48 hours. Only 50% of LWBS are CTAS level...
Many Don’t Know they Have Diabetes
(The Lancet) In 204 countries in 2023, 44% of people age 15 and older living with #diabetes were #undiagnosed. People under 35 years were much less likely to be diagnosed. Implications on access to #healthpromotion, #preventative and #primarycare to avoid co-morbid...
MAID for Dementia in Quรฉbec
With the coverage of beloved children's author Robert Munsch's decision on a medically assisted death after being diagnosed with #dementia and #Parkinson's disease, this piece on #MAID in Quebec by Aaron Derfel on the number of advanced requests there is timely....
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