Why 'Evictions to Nowhere' Must Stop. Homeless people deserve protection, not decampment. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/0… via The Tyee Sandra Smiley (she/her) #homelessness

🧵#ISC24 Results from the multi-center STOP-CAD study: Exploring cervical artery dissection #CAD treatments, anticoagulation vs. antiplatelet therapy reveals a trend toward lower ischemic stroke risk with anticoagulation, mainly in those with occlusive disease.

Congratulations to Shadi Yaghi for leading this outstanding effort to completion! Heroic efforts from Lily Zhou, Preet Gandhi (he/him) and Queen’s Neuro R1 Dr Steven Mancini in getting the data ready from our site.

And you’re wondering what we spoke about? Read our policy paper executive summary submitted and approved by the UBC Medical Students here! We acknowledge the great steps taken by the BC NDP but bring to the table some additional suggestions for further equity in the ER!

Proud of our group UBC Medicine PAC for their incredible team work and diligence to #SoundTheAlarm on issues in BC Emergency Departments!

📽️Tune in to CBC Vancouver at 11pm tonight as #UBCMed students Preet Gandhi (he/him) and Sebastian Lopez Steven speak about the critical conditions facing emergency departments in BC, and some of our recommendations! Check out our full policy paper, to learn more! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting

Yesterday, our team spoke with CBC News about our recent advocacy on overcrowded emergency departments in BC! Check out our full report for our recommendations and research! #EnoughWaiting #SoundTheAlarm cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Urgent action needed to fix emergency care, medical students say. Doctors-in-training say they're questioning future of medicine in B.C. after report on 'chaotic' ER conditions. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… via CBC News Preet Gandhi (he/him)

So excited to see fellow UBC med students Sebastian and Preet speak to CBC Vancouver about overcrowded ERs! They were the senior lead authors on our policy paper this year & worked tirelessly for months on this advocacy campaign! UBC Medicine PAC Preet Gandhi (he/him) Sebastian Lopez Steven

🧵How Do You “STOP” a Stroke in the Setting of Cervical Artery Dissection? ahajournals.org/do/10.1161/blo… In this #BloggingStroke post, Maryam Zulfiqar discusses #Stroke article "Antithrombotic Treatment for Stroke Prevention in Cervical Artery Dissection: The STOP-CAD Study."

Overcrowding, burnout & aggression have become endemic in BC's emergency rooms. These conditions aren't merely an inconvenience -- they're a critical #healthequity issue. UBC Medicine PAC colleagues & I explain in the The Vancouver Sun: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/… #bcpoli #publichealth

A powerful op-Ed from team members at UBC Medicine PAC!

That’s a wrap for us Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation! Thanks to Vancouver Stroke Program for the opportunity to present exciting updates from the SEARCH study, and got to hang w/ my pal Madeline Elder all week while she crushed her presentations! #neurology #neurosurgery

Yesterday, Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressional mandated. They've saved millions of lives. 🧵

#STROKE: A secondary analysis of the #STOPCAD study identified several predictors of subsequent ischemic stroke among patients with CAD, but only patients with occlusive dissection demonstrated a benefit from anticoagulation. #AHAJournals ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women—but in Scotland, an observational study of a national, school-based HPV vaccination program launched in 2008 detected 0 cases of the disease among women fully immunized against HPV at age 12 or 13. globalhealthnow.org/2025-04/scotla…

This is a travesty and a nightmare. The US was a founder of @Gavi. It lowers vaccine costs for the world, has vaccinated 1B children, and averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year -- and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.