Health Canada has approved a new vaccine geared toward protecting two groups most severely affected by the respiratory syncytial virus: newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians over 60. cbc.ca/news/health/rs…

Words can't describe the energy in the room at the Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative launch, so I'll leave the heavy lifting to this short film.

Humor can subvert, enrage, empower & educate. So take a look and then let's get to work.

tinyurl.com/AnnSBowersWBHI

Monday, the House of Commons Health committee will launch a study on 'Women's health'.
I admittedly couldn't help but notice the composition of the committee.

Between approximately 12am-2am this morning, Firefighters & staff from the The Ottawa Hospital moved 17 neonatal ICU babies from the 8th floor ICU down the stairs to be taken to CHEO Ottawa due to the power loss. Most of the babies were under 1000 grams (2.2 pounds).

Also, prior to

The Ottawa Hospital has called a Code Orange -- General only, due to the fire and its impact on our operations. 

The fire has been contained but we are currently unable to resume normal operations at this time as well as patient demands from the Emergency Department. 1/3

A senior who gave up waiting in an ER after 7 hours died an hour after she left. Her story is not uncommon in Canada ⁦CTV News⁩ ctvnews.ca/health/a-senio…

Puppy barking at his own hiccups.. 😂

Know what matters more than fancy procedures and expensive medications?

Social determinants of health.

I can provide my patients with the best care in the world but if their parents can’t afford rent or food…

Over 200 dogs surprised a lifelong dog lover for his 100th birthday. Dr. Robert Moore has always loved dogs. For his big milestone, his daughter Alison decided to post on Nextdoor asking people to bring their dogs in front of their house to wish Robert a happy birthday...

The perfect Mother’s Day card doesn’t exi—

Yep.

Learn about Carleton Engineering and Design researcher James Green's latest project to improve monitoring for #NICU patients CHEO Ottawa ⬇️ #AI #ML

Kudos to Reviewer #3, who closed w/ this:
'Praise for the authors:
I try to end all of my reviews with areas of the paper I really liked because I know reviews can be hard to read. So here are a few areas of the paper where I thought the writing really shined.'
1. __
2. __
3. __

So let me get this straight: The Ontario government is making tuition free for police officers…but isn’t making tuition free for nurses, mental health workers or social workers?

It’s a question of priorities.

I’m still processing my emotions from yesterday’s clinic day. Almost every patient, from age 5 to 16, had a critical mental health concern. After ascertaining they were safe, I scheduled a follow up in person or telehealth visit for each. This is what #pediatrics is in 2023.

500cc sangria PO TID PRN ☀️

Supervised consumption sites don’t “enable” drug use, they provide health care for people who are already using drugs. You shouldn’t have to be drug free to access health care! My last overdose was at booth 5 and I’m now over a decade sober. That wouldn’t be possible without harm

Monday morning hits different this week 🥰 #vacation

So this is where we’re at as a result of the Carleton University decision to do an across-the-board hours reduction after the CUPE 4600 strike:

This arbitration decision is a phenomenal win!! It will have a profound impact on many members and their families, as well as quality of care provided, while decreasing rates of burnout, leaves of absence, and PTSD👏🏻👏🏻 #bill124reopener