For 3 years, the Taliban have showed us exactly who they are: misogynists who oppress girls and women. Their new laws banning Afghan women from speaking in public only further extend their system of gender apartheid. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Unrelated to Covid, the increasing rates of mortality in the United States. Not seen in any other high income country. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… JAMA Steven Woolf "Something systemic to the US is limiting survival."

Health workers criticize plan to offload Alberta hospitals | CTV News edmonton.ctvnews.ca/doctors-nurses…

Data shows continuing rise in ER wait times CTV News

Adding some humour to a tragic situation around ER wait times - thanks Brittlestar

100 Mile House hospital emergency room temporarily closed as physicians unavailable - Kamloops News castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloops/…

Some Canadian schools don't have peanut bans anymore; experts weigh in on the risk for kids ctvnews.ca/health/some-ca…

Weight-loss drugs ‘slow down the ageing process’, scientists suggest ⁦The Guardian⁩ by Robin McKie Science editor theguardian.com/science/articl…

Walking 9000–10 500 steps/day had the lowest mortality risk independent of sedentary time : study | British Journal of Sports Medicine. bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/5/2…

These drugs may prevent dementia says study on diabetes/weight loss meds | The BMJ bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Truly amazing #Paralympic2024

Reported visits to emergency departments in Canada increased by 2.4% in 2023–2024 compared with the previous year. Explore our latest data: ow.ly/ZceT50T3ijA

The power of parents - drug that Canadian father helped to create, now about to go into formal clinical trials for a rare neurological disorder called Spastic paraplegia 50 (SPG50) mol.im/a/13805273 via Daily Mail Online

Ottawa is providing more cash to provinces for health care - but transparency on how provinces are using it isn't clear. ctvnews.ca/politics/feder… CTV News

Thank you for all the comments It clear that people want accountability from the provinces. Can’t use the excuse Ottawa isn’t paying more.

Canadians want healthcare. Why are provinces turning it into a turf war? Painful surgical delays point to tug-of-war between hospitals, CSFs | Edmonton Journal edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…

Evidence from omics that aging is not a gradual, linear process. The new study, highlighted here, only assessed people up to age 75 among 108 participants with short term follow-up (1.7 yrs). A previous large study (N>4,200, up to age 95) found a 3rd peak at age 80.

Can this Canadian designed helmet be used to detect if patients with severe brain injuries are conscious? ⁦CTV News⁩ ⁦Kate Otterbein⁩ #brain #consciousness #vegitative london.ctvnews.ca/london-ont-res…

You may have seen him on the ⁦CTV National News⁩ anchor desk and his stellar reporting. Now ⁦John Vennavally-Rao⁩ tells the story of his diagnosis with two different cancers and how he is coping with a struggle-shared with thousands of Canadians| CTV News ctvnews.ca/health/john-ve…

The US FDA is studying the metals found in tampons after lawmakers urged the agency to take a closer look at the products’ safety trib.al/YNVJUoL