Thx to ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ for the opportunity to make this case. Ontario hospitals and NFP community surgery centres have plenty of capacity to increase surgery if they’re funded to do so. Ontario does not need more for-profit surgery theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

A rare side-effect of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines is myocarditis. The prognosis of this side-effect is not well established. Using information from 23+ mil. residents in four countries (🇩🇰,🇫🇮,🇳🇴,🇸🇪), we compared this kind of myocarditis to other types: bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/2/1/e0… 1/14

Important article re: how private, for-profit clinics can free ride on the public system: -cannibalize workforce trained in public system -rely on hospitals to manage complications The truth (and the costs) behind public payment for private surgeries thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Has anyone ever told you that you have a big heart?😍 Not too big, let's hope! Tune in this week for our episode on dilated cardiomyopathy! Written by Dr. Jasper Ho (IM resident), reviewed by Katie Connolly and John Neary! Infographic by @shannonygui!

Things comparatively less safe than Mifepristone: Pregnancy (15x) Viagra (8x) Penicillin (2x) This med is safe, used around the world, and is part of the safest management of miscarriage. This is not about safety.

I will be closing down my Twitter in 2 weeks. Meanwhile: My Transplanted Heart and I Will Die Soon nytimes.com/2023/04/18/opi…

Hey Cigna Healthcare I have a patient in the ICU who needs an urgent heart transplant and we are being told that not only is our hospital out of network for transplant but so is the only other transplant center in the state.

It is crazy how the antivaxx just don’t give up. They promised mass extinction events, widespread infertility, mutant babies. None of it happened and they’re still duping some of the richest, most gullible men on earth.

I am thrilled to announce that I have accepted the position of the founding Dean at the brand-new Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU - Toronto Metropolitan University) School of Medicine! Official announcement here: torontomu.ca/news-events/ne… #TMUSoM #MedEd #MedSchoolOfTheFuture

Our work out today in Annals of Int Med shows the importance of systematic follow up for patients with so-called “secondary” or “peri-operative” #AtrialFibrillation. 1 in 3 will have AF recurrence when assessed with 14 day Holter McMaster University PHRI.ca Population Health Research Institute 🇨🇦

After Hamas committed a pogrom against Jews in Israel, killing over 700 innocent civilians, their supporters held a rally in Times Square, NYC, displaying a Nazi Swastika. This makes it clear: Hamas is a neo-Nazi, antisemitic terrorist organization with the goal of erasing Jews

108 bodies discovered in Kibbutz Be’eri: women, children, entire families. That’s 10% of the town’s residents. Let the world know.

Outstanding work led by our International PHRI.ca Population Health Research Institute 🇨🇦 fellow Alireza Oraii. Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists may have a role for treatment and prevention of #AF. Great use of trial registry data!

Held underground in cages for 100 days. Release every man, women and child - now. #BringThemHomeNow #100days #Gaza #FreeGazaFromHamas

Last night, ~150 family docs held an online seminar. It wasn’t venting. It wasn’t political action. This was a serious talk on how to leave #familymedicine by ⁦doctors who had left or were leaving. #ONpoli now is the time to step up for family medicine cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

In 1950, before a vaccine available, more than 55,000 Canadian children contracted #measles. It was the leading cause of blindness, deafness and 'mental retardation.' And more than 100 children died. What is your point: That, in 2024, we should have more sick and dead children?

.Shoppers Drug Mart says it doesn't have medication review targets, but records show it does. Current and former owners, pharmacists say corporate management pressured them to meet ‘unethical’ #MedsChecks targets cbc.ca/news/canada/to… via @cbcnews

Dr. Stuart Connolly was a giant in Canadian cardiology. His impact is felt by millions of patients worldwide. A profoundly meaningful life and legacy. He will be sorely missed. Hamilton Health Sciences McMaster Health Sciences CCS obituaries.thespec.com/obituary/stuar…

#StuartConnolly, a giant in arrhythmia trials, recruited me McMaster University Department of Medicine. He inspired me with his incisive mind, methodological rigour, honesty, & excellence across domains. He influenced the way I think about data. He believed in me. I’m forever grateful. dlvr.it/T7r1sv

"The number of undiagnosable patients currently under his care has risen to more than 430, 111 of whom are under age 45. Thirty-nine have died. By Dr. Marrero’s accounting, New Brunswick is now the center of one of the most prolific young-onset #dementia clusters in the world."