It is tick season.

Lyme is the most common infection transmitted by ticks in Canada but be on the lookout for Babesia and Anaplasma - two infections that 🇨🇦's currently know little about & are under-diagnosed.

Important point: 'blacklegged ticks feed on & are transported by…

The first Cochrane Canada CAN-PCC Prevention Guideline recommendation is out:
*We suggest masking for asymptomatic adults in community settings be used for the prevention of COVID-19 infection to prevent COVID-19 condition.* (Cond Rec, Low Cert Evidence)

ER is a revolving door for those with homelessness, psychiatric illness and addictions. 24 University Health Network patients came to ER >50X/year and some >100X/year. A real home, mental health, social services and primary care is often needed, and rarely an ER MD. André Picard

The #Ottawa launch for Breaking Canadians is this weekend (May 4) 6:30pm, with Ottawa Writers Festival at Library & Archives.

Featuring 7 of the authors, hosted by Brittlestar
If you can't be here in person, get tickets to watch virtually!
CTV Ottawa
CBC Ottawa
writersfestival.org/events/spring-…

How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year? by Leslie Walker Dan Gorenstein npr.org/sections/healt… via @NPRhealth

Trans-identified kids deserve an open debate on the science of care. Psychiatrists learned the wrong lesson from the gay rights movement, by Benjamin Ryan washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/… via Washington Post Opinions #trans 🏳️‍⚧️ #LBGTQ +🏳️‍🌈

The New York Times bashed Joe Biden for dodging questions. Good. The U.S. President has an aversion to the press corps, and that lack of access is bad for democracy, by ErikWemple washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/… via Washington Post Opinions #journalism

#Journalism in India🇮🇳is under assault. Journalists are being expelled, investigated and raided by the Modi government, by Rana Ayyub washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/… via Washington Post Opinions

Experts condemn US #tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training as ‘grotesque.’ Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ‘to advance its own interests’, say health professionals by Kat Lay theguardian.com/global-develop… via The Guardian

What motivated protests against COVID measures?

See study: aic.gov.au/sites/default/…

'The combination of grievances & conspiratorial beliefs fostered mistrust & strong anti-government sentiment.'

'These protest movements presented an opportunity for exploitation by groups who…

This Common Condition Can Damage Joints Long Before It’s Detected. Nearly 33 million Americans have #osteoarthritis . Experts explain how it affects the body, and why it’s so hard to diagnose, by Knvul Sheikh nytimes.com/2024/05/02/wel… via NYTimes Well

Les aidants à travers le pays sont épuisés. Ils souffrent aussi de stress et de la surcharge de travail. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere… via Radio-Canada Info James Janeiro 🇺🇦 Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence

Plus de 70 % des journalistes traitant de l’environnement victimes de menaces, selon un rapport de l'UNESCO. lapresse.ca/actualites/env… via @lp_lapresse #journalisme

Selon plusieurs sources internes et externes, la haute direction de CBC/Radio-Canada s’apprête à déconstruire l’autonomie des services français de Radio-Canada, par Alain Saulnier lapresse.ca/dialogue/opini… via La Presse #journalisme

Backlash won’t stop Birgit Umaigba from advocating for more equity and diversity in health care. She's determined to make Canada collect and publish race-based data in health care, by Laura Eggertson canadian-nurse.com/blogs/cn-conte… via Canadian Nurses Association Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi 🇳🇬🇨🇦 #nursing #sdoh

Newfoundland faces health care staffing crunch after private agency won’t release its travel nurses. Controversial contract features mutual 'non-poaching' clause, by Tu Thanh Ha Kelly Grant theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail #nursing