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Usefulness of intraoperative choledochoscopy in laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for severe cholecystitis 🌷doi.org/10.14701/ahbps… Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2025 May;29(2) Rui-Hui Zhang #Laparoscopic_cholecystectomy #Gallstones #Biliary_tract_diseases

Nova Scotia is leading the country when it comes to reducing surgical wait times. A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows real progress — we’re now #1 in Canada for cataract surgeries and in the top three for hip and knee replacements done within

The Canadian Armed Forces announces the creation of the Paramedic and Combat Medic Occupations canada.ca/en/department-…

As heart disease and cancer deaths fall, trauma climbs—now the top killer until age 50 and the #1 source of premature death. Geriatric trauma and suicide by firearm are rising fast. journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

Canada’s new government is rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting in our Armed Forces. To ensure they have the equipment they need, we’re building up our defence industries, creating more fulfilling, high-paying careers for Canadians.

Get rid of safe injection sites and everywhere becomes an unsafe injection site.

Ontario govt pushes more patients to privately owned surgical clinics- instead of tapping underused OR capacity in hospitals. Report showed 1/3 of ORs are not in regular use because of staffing and funding issues. policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/… ctvnews.ca/toronto/politi…

From the OR staff after your 5th urgent lap chole on call

Advocates suggest administrative real-world data can substitute for #RCTs and offer propensity matching to reduce bias. But results often fail to correspond: #BMJ study showed direction of effect differed in 31% & CI failed to include #RCT estimate in 56% pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26858277/

That’s a province with a population of less than 5m people has more measles cases than all the United States. Not per capita: actual cases.

Overdoses at Toronto drop-in centres have spiked since closure of 5 supervised consumption sites: network cp24.com/local/toronto/…

The mantra “location, location, location” isn’t just about real estate. For life scientists, more than 50% of their productivity can be attributed to the institution where they work, according to a new study. Science Careers scim.ag/44V9Vxo

Seven years ago today, many lives were impacted by the Danforth shootings. We especially miss Reese and Julianna. We continue to hope for zero gun violence in all neighbourhoods. Thanks to all who have supported us.

🆕 Annals of Surgery ‼️ We examined Wait Time targets in CRC surgery in 🇨🇦 Meeting traditional targets (<28 days) isn't linked to better survival. But a new data-driven target (<45 days) is. Time for an update? ⌛️ 📄 doi.org/10.1097/SLA.00… Julie Hallet U of T Department of Surgery #Surgery

The R01 Grant pay-line is at the 4th %-ile at National Cancer Institute (4 out of 100 reviewed grants will be awarded this year) “expect to fund through the 4th percentile for those EI/NI applications” Funding Policy NCI Full Year Funding Policy for RPG Awards FY 2025 cancer.gov/grants-trainin…

Systematic interpretation and reporting of IOCs has the potential to improve quality and education. The crux of our recent paper below 👇 we also think our ABCDEF template is nifty. Check it out!

15/ Unless solutions are implemented, the future is uncertain. “We are already dipping from a trust fund,” lead author Hrishikesh Chandanpurkar says. “We don’t actually know how much the account has.” Read Abrahm Lustgarten's story, w/ graphics by Lucas Waldron: propublica.org/article/water-…

Higher mortality rates among surgeons vs non-surgeon physicians may reflect differences related to work environment, professional demands, and lifestyle. ja.ma/40E1h52 Anupam Jena

Some important context — CUSMA compliant goods still exempted. So, how many of our exports are covered? In April, the U.S. Census Bureau said almost 90% of U.S. imports from Canada were duty free and the average effective tariff on U.S. imports from Canada was 2.3% #cdnpoli

There’s a growing reliance on government-mandated for-profit private clinics in Alberta and Ontario. But it’s a manufactured crisis based on poor planning and oportunism - opinion | Calgary Herald calgaryherald.com/opinion/column…