University of Toronto medical school report reveals the shameful realities of antisemitism today. ⁦University of Toronto⁩ ⁦Temerty Medicine⁩ theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

From Grand Rounds this morning, by Dr. Max Zworth: Prescribing Suboxone to patients increases retention in treatment and may reduce mortality

There’s many ways that suboxone can be initiated in the ED:

One of our most practice changing grand rounds this year, Dr. Max Zworth covers Suboxone initiation in the ED. This one is a must read and handy on-shift resource! emottawablog.com/2023/03/bupren…

Case: you diagnose an acute PE in the ED, with evidence of RV strain. What is the most optimal way to care for this patient? What if they become hypotensive? Arrest? Vasopressors? High yield resus pearls for managing these patients by Dr. Wudwud: emottawablog.com/2023/03/right-…

In the aftermath of the most horrific mass murder and mass rape of Jews since the Nazi Holocaust, many are volunteering to provide "context" for antisemitic atrocity. (Thread)

"The point was: Don’t be squeamish. Never mind the Jewish girl being pulled by her hair with blood streaming between her legs. Never mind the women being raped beside the corpses of their friends at a music festival." My latest for @thefp thefp.com/p/this-is-what…

"Identity politics has effectively energized and sanitized anti-Semitism. The moral status of Jews has been thoroughly devalued." spiked-online.com/2023/10/12/the…

Just awful.

Social media offers the illusion of moral clarity about news events 6,000 miles away that are substantively confusing even to people 6 miles away. If you're gobbling up social media to reach strongly held opinions about late-breaking news, you're making a feast out of garbage.

Through many tragic rounds of violence in Gaza, I’ve watched much of the press malfunction in similar ways, time after time. For anyone trying to understand current events and coverage, here’s a thread with some of my essays and articles on the subject.

Machine learning for the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome using a 12-lead ECG: a systematic review by Max Zworth rdcu.be/dpx3N The study found that ML models were more sensitive, less specific than clinicians in ECG interpretation for ACS diagnosis. #CardioTwitter

“The amazing, brilliant offensive waged on October 7th.” This is real, Natalie Knight at a Pro-Hamas rally in Vancouver, Canada. To see people celebrate the massacre of Jews only a few minutes from where I grew up makes me sick to my stomach. Mayor Ken Sim CIJA

Cornell Hillel advises students to avoid campus kosher dining hall amid violent antisemitic threats New York Attorney General calls the threats "absolutely horrific," stressing campuses must remain safe spaces haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

A month ago, at this hour, I had to tell my two daughters - 3.5 years old and 20 months old - that they must remain completely silent. No word, no cry. It was 7AM, they had just woken up in a dark room with no electricity or food, and five people were shouting outside the window.

"Gasoline was discovered in our clinical areas, along with antisemitic messages" - an email sent today to medical staff at the Ottawa Hospital.

Why are we seeing more invasive Group A Strep infections? Should our pharyngitis or cellulitis practice pattern be changing ? His grand rounds are always incredible, Dr. Max Zworth has done a great deep dive for us. A must read! (Stay tuned for part 2) emottawablog.com/2024/07/invasi…

With invasive Group A Strep on the rise, Dr. Max Zworth hits us with the part 2 in his series updating the approach and management of GAS. In this post he focuses on treatment, management of pharyngitis (controversy exists!) and exposure prophylaxis: emottawablog.com/2024/07/invasi…

Exciting to see Tim Ferriss feature Pierce Brown’s Red Rising - my favorite science fiction book series since Dune - on his weekly newsletter. Here’s hoping this gives it the nudge it deserves to get a full-blown HBO series made (sparing no expense on the special effects please).