So I started a podcast (Cain & Table) with my comedian brother @jeremyfryingpan. We review Toronto restaurants, talk about food and drink stuff, and generally make fools of ourselves. Nobody else reviews restaurants here, so why not give it a listen? podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/cai…

Include older adults in #ClinicalTrials WITH incorporation of frailty testing in randomized studies. Enables identification of potential increased toxicity and determination of subpopulation where risk:benefit most likely to be favourable. #ASH2019

This is a good example of why you do RCTs and don't just randomly give experimental drugs because theory says they work. Need to digest more in detail but congratulations to them for doing this. NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

“Sharing the mental load” - Women, including full time working women, still expected be the house manager

1/ If you have to intubate a patient & can't reach family for them to speak one more time-- please offer the option to record a video message for their loved ones Sounds simple--it may be the most important thing we do. If you have to add this to a checklist to remember, add it

Finally! Single-use plastics are too convenient & too cheap compared to reusable alternatives, yet far more harmful to the environment. The only way to change consumer behavior is to provide incentives for consumers to switch from disposable to reusable.

A longer explanation of my MedPage article on restrictions after vaccination AND a discussion of schools and trade-offs Worth your time youtube.com/watch?v=e9mbRI…

How a second line DLBCL trial that convincingly changes SOC could have been designed 👇 SOC should been current ‘actual’ standard ie auto for chemosensitive and CAR for <PR to 2nd line vs. CAR for everyone & OS as primary endpoint ⬅️⬅️ #ash21 #lymsm #bmtsm

Fauci says New York was right to ease quarantine rules for health care workers npr.org/sections/coron…

Listen to this ⁦Plenary Session Podcast 🎙️⁩ for an honest take on the current state of myeloma. So good! Yes, our patients are living 10+ years now, definitely better than when I was in residency. But maybe they could be living BETTER. ⁦ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ple…

O+ and O- blood types are particularly sought after at the moment, but no matter your blood type, we still need you. If you’ve never given blood, or didn’t give blood in a long time, we also need you! Every blood donation makes a big difference in the life of those in need.

Great to see the long-term f/u data from major trials but yearly updates don't all have to be oral presentations. There should be room in the stage for smaller studies with novel drugs and approaches too. #ASH2022 #CLL

Confirmation that bone marrow analysis is not usually required in patients with cytopenias and advanced liver disease. Only 1/118 patients was found to have myelodysplasia to explain the cytopenia. tinyurl.com/3xm7rrzc

#CCTG CLC3 - A unique, patient focused trial explores if people with chronic lymphocytic #leukemia or small lymphocytic #lymphoma live longer with a better quality of life if they start treatment earlier: bit.ly/3YoxpYc #PatientsasPartners Annette Hay Dr. Versha Banerji

I highly recommend this. Very accurate, honest, and introspective. newyorker.com/news/the-weeke…

UN report calls for all schools, globally, to go phone free, to improve academic outcomes primarily. theguardian.com/world/2023/jul…

An excellent interview that gives the history of Israel and the Palestinians since the mid-1800s. For anyone who feels they are uninformed on the topic.

What local newspapers do best in the cruel age of echo-chamber social media: bridge communities together, give voice to the voiceless and inspire what is noble in us. Please support local journalism. 👇 montrealgazette.com/news/local-new…