So sad that another person should die because of an unfounded suspicion of science. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Significant improvement reported for #Donamemab in Rx for early &
moderate #Alzheimer disease.

#Vaccine Use and #Stroke in England:
No stroke increase seen is a UK study of 14.6 million BA1 Bivalent #COVID_19 #immunization . jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Two new studies report on the Brain and #LongCovid , by Eric Topol open.substack.com/pub/erictopol/…

'10s of Millions' of people are affected by #longCovid (or #neurocovid ), regardless of age or infection severity.
The neurobiology of long COVID ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Multiple #coronary clots seen in 30% of #HeartAttack (STEMI) patients who have had #Covid_19 (usual pre-covid 5%)
AND mortality jumps from below 5% following #STEMI to 20 - 25% for post #COVID patients.
#CovidnotOver
#WearAMask

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This Frog May Be the First Amphibian Known to Pollinate Flowers scientificamerican.com/article/this-f… via Scientific American

.World Health Organization (WHO) says the #Covid_19 pandemic is no longer an 'International Emergency'.
But we are not yet 'Out of the Woods' as the stats below show.
#Masks worn in appropriate places & #Handwashing will protect us & our families from #COVID19 , #RSV , #Flu .
globalnews.ca/news/9682154/c…

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. apnews.com/article/koala-…

Privileged to chair an amazing Summit on Improving Equitable Access to Medical Transport for Rural and Indigenous Canadians. Opening remarks by Senator Ravalia set the stage for discussions and planning for action! ⁦SRPC 🇨🇦⁩ ⁦Senator Ravalia⁩ ⁦Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc)⁩

Tremendous step towards sustainability of Family Medicine in Saskatchewan. Adding National Licensure to ensure availability of locums for educational or parental leave, holidays or personal wellness, esp for rural and remote areas, is the next step. Canadian Medical Association Sask Medical Assoc. Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD

God save the King!

A parent of teens should have their children vaccinated against HPV. The end. Your arguments are all medically incorrect.

Kremlin drone attack: Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to assassinate Putin bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

#NationalPhysiciansDay 🇨🇦🩺⚕️

It’s not necessarily a ‘happy’ day, as many of our days are in fact hard. Physicains feel the burden of the health system and the challenges that we face to care for our patients and ourselves.

I raise my hands 🙌🏼 in admiration, to all of my…

Patriotic Ukrainians are rushing to pay their taxes economist.com/finance-and-ec… from The Economist economist.com/finance-and-ec…

So many folks keeping the health system together. On #NationalPhysiciansDay let me say how grateful I am - every day - for my MD colleagues across 🇨🇦.

I became a doctor b/c I wanted to make a difference in pts lives.

I stay a doctor b/c WE make a difference in pts lives.

Instead of a thousand words.

Uman. The funeral of children killed by a Russian rocket.

RIP.

ID doctors call for universal masking in healthcare. Bravo 👏👏👏

'We propose an updated standard for universal precautions in healthcare settings: permanently including universal masking in routine patient-care interactions ..... /2

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Congratulations to NMP professor Dr. Nadine Caron who is this year's Silver Anniversary Award Recipient from the UBC Medical Alumni Association!