Female physicians are typically expected to take more time with patients, demonstrate more empathy, listen more.

We need to stop talking about this emphasis on communication as making female doctors “less efficient” and acknowledge the fact that it makes patients safer.

Embargo just lifted! A new study with over 700,000 patients shows, once again, that patients have better outcomes when cared for by female physicians. The benefit, as shown in some previous studies, is greatest for female patients.

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Thank you to the hard-working London Fire Department crews who quickly contained a large train fire in the Downtown last night. We applaud the alert citizens who made the initial calls, our emergency communicators, police and City crews who ensured everyone's safety during this time.

I've been getting questions about measles & measles vax from patients & friends. Canada is experiencing a rise in cases, and underimmunized communities are vulnerable to outbreaks. These 2 CMAJ articles are a great summary of what we know & what to do. cmaj.ca/content/196/15…

This breaking story will have everyone in #ldnont thinking about railway safety again. The video of multiple railcars on fire as they roll over the bridge at Oxford St. is unsettling. cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…

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Best title for a talk ever... Dr Kate J Miller (she/her) 😍

Eye doctors right now 😖😖😖

Opinion: It's time to clean the germs out of our indoor air edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column… by Blake Murdoch via Edmonton Journal

'Now we just need bureaucracy to take a back seat to scientists and engineers so they can get on with making life better for everyone.'

#alphagal syndrome - an ever increasing cause of idiopathic anaphylaxis

Answers to the Flash Flood of #Measles questions:

Experts give answers in a brilliant mix of perspectives from paediatric clinical info by Rick MaskDonald MD 🚴‍♂️🏄🏻🎾 to essential epidemiology by Deonandan to adult and Public Health recommendations by Samira Jeimy - well worth a read.

Galantamine Supplements Found Mislabeled, Contaminated medscape.com/viewarticle/ga… medscape.com/viewarticle/ga…

Supplements 'showed a wide variance in content, ranging from less than 2% to 110% of the labeled amount...'

'30% were contaminated with Bacillus cereus sensu stricto.'

Please conference organizers:

reconsider holding national meetings in TX, FL, and other states that are unsafe for pregnant people

A patient’s perspective in navigating food #allergies and the importance of advocating in the face of scarce resources. #immunotherapy

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It’s my honour to be able to share this story and to care for patients like this!

Food oral immunotherapy through a parent’s lens: A paradigm shift in food allergy management healthydebate.ca/2024/03/topic/… via Healthy Debate