It's time to clean the germs out of our indoor air. My latest article in the Edmonton Journal discusses how after four years, the World Health Organization (WHO) is finally on board. We have the opportunity to make the greatest advancement in human hygiene since water treatment. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column… /1

Primary care seriously needs a CPT code for "I kept this person out of the hospital," and it needs to be generously reimbursed. AAFP #familymed #MedTwitter

7 years ago today these men 👇🏻saved my life Performing the Whipple procedure over a harrowing 6 1/2 hours they removed a tumor from the head of my pancreas and prevented it from metastasizing to my liver I will be forever thankful 🧵

Ontario’s health system is no laughing matter. ‘The emergency department is no place to be told you have cancer’ cmaj.ca/content/196/18…

We cannot fix a broken system. But a broken system can break us Ontario Medical Association Canadian Medical Association

Premier Ford: if we're having the largest cabinet in Ontario history I'd suggest a "Minister of Keeping ERs Open, Eliminating Hallway Medicine and Strengthening Family Medicine" since Deputy Premier Jones is unwilling and unable. Doug Ford globalnews.ca/news/10703079/…

C.D. McN Allan Wood It’s me, hi, I’m the sign holder, it’s me x.com/MrsMarambio/st…

1/3This is a story of gratitude in a stressed healthcare system. Last night I was put in a room with 2 people who had signs on their curtains making it clear they had covid. I told the nurse that I was a chemo patient & immunosuppressed. I explained I hadn’t …#fuckcancer #yyj

I wonder if any student will ever top this email.

Kenora ER kept open yesterday by: - a BC doc who flew in for 2 shifts, extending his shift to 12h days - me extending to 12h nights - backup doc coming in for a few hours when patients piled up This AM when I left the 10 bed ED had 2 boarded pts and 2 waiting transfer out.

The new Covid KP.2 booster vaccines are becoming available throughout the US. Besides high-risk (e.g. age 65+, immunocompromised, comorbidities), one of the most important reasons to get boosted, often overlooked, is to reduce #LongCovid risk by ~50%. Agree with Marks at FDA

I'm incredibly honored to represent NASA in our continued commitment to international collaboration and scientific discovery. Follow along as I attempt to capture the spirit of partnership, explain engineering and operational concepts in the context of space operations,

We must do more to stop airborne illness spread in hospitals | Calgary Herald calgaryherald.com/opinion/column…

Airshow weekend! That's me in the F-86 Sabre, tucked-in with the CF Snowbirds a few years ago. What a privilege to fly in N America's longest-running CIAS airshow. It inspired younger me to fly. photo: Andrew Yee

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. A Navy SEAL, a doctor, and an astronaut walk into a bar. They’re all the same guy. (thread)

"kids are headed back to their classrooms—just as COVID nears a fresh, late-summer peak. Somehow, 4 yrs into a pandemic that everyone now knows spreads through the air, most schools have done little to nothing to ensure their students will breathe safely." scientificamerican.com/article/kids-a…

UV STUDIES | Modeling methods to address office building clean air targets | LEDs Magazine ledsmagazine.com/lighting-healt…

Letter: School in the time of COVID-19 newwestrecord.ca/local-news/let… via The Record

Complaints in Imperial Beach right now...yet SD HHSA says ER visits are not reflecting ANY health issues. Really? Many people in this region can't afford to go to the ER so their health does not count evidently. This is a serious Environmental Justice issue. Paloma Aguirre (she/her/ella)

really appreciate CBC News ensuring that the initial reporting of this erroneous study is being corrected in a formal news story. TLDR: longCOVID in kids is not rare cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…