Last week's cantaloupe recall is a good reminder that we should always wash our fruits and vegetables with fresh, cool running water before we do anything with them. Read more here 👇 scienceupfirst.com/project/should… #ScienceUpFirst

Great article The Medical Post about a doc taking chef training & his hope to help patients have a "healthier relationship with food and find joy in making and eating food." bit.ly/3GBwJGK

#MAiD and Mental Disorders: The Road Ahead. Report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Full report, 66 pages. parl.ca/content/Commit…

YAY!!! Ottawa Public Health hosting catch-up vaccine clinics at high schools...including tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine! Usually you get it at the doctor's office (in Ont.) Great news for parents, kids & infants who suffer most during pertussis (Whooping cough) outbreaks.

Doctors: New issue of the Medical Post magazine should be hitting your mailboxes shortly! Keep an eye out for it..

The Medical Post's Doc Daily newsletter has all the news you need in one place (and it's free!): -Clinical insights from new studies -Opinions from your peers across the country -Political news pertaining to the profession -Quizzes, contests and more! canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/?view=register

I love this: Carleton University is running a podcast journalism & sports camp for teenagers. Half a day doing journalism, half a day running around—plus lunch in Carleton's amazing cafeteria. Sounds ideal. More info: athletics.carleton.ca/cu-camps/raven…

Summer is here and it won’t be long before we start feeling the heat 🥵☀️ But babies are not good at regulating their temperature which makes them very vulnerable to heat-related illnesses. #ScienceUpFirst 🧵[1/2]

Ontario can't make #COVID19 disappear by pretending it doesn't exist. Province shouldn't be cutting funding to trackers, advisory boards and surveillance systems. Fatigue and wishful thinking can't end a pandemic, by Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. thestar.com/opinion/ontari… via @torontostar

Depending on your finances, the new capital gains ta changes with impact individual physicians very differently canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/what-physician…

☕ Go beyond coffee. Discover fatigue proofing strategies for residents in this article ow.ly/1a6X50SzL0l #ResidentWellness #FatigueProofing #SafePatientCare #ShiftWorkStrategies #HealthyDoctor

A look into how a group of Carleton Place, Ontario family physicians are helping design a new regional hub for primary care and how a family medicine clinic in Surrey, B.C. made sure its welcoming new space promotes collaboration between healthcare professionals.

A ‘clinical graveyard’ no more? Research offers hope in treating refractory glioblastoma canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/clinical-grave…

Inuktut is now available on Google Translate, the first Canadian Indigenous language to be launched on the platform. blog.google/intl/en-ca/com…

OCD is neither weird nor a super power. In fact, OCD is ranked among the ten most disabling illnesses in the world. We debunk some myths about OCD for you, in collaboration with @camhnews👇 scienceupfirst.com/mental-health/… #ScienceUpFirst

Aww.. 👏 Congrats for three honourable mentions for Medical Post creators in the 2024 Eddie and Ozzie awards! Particularly Louise Leger for “Frustration of fragmented care” and Nancy Peterman and Kathleen Fu the “Jobs Issue” cover! eddie-ozzie.com/go/2024-eddie-…

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