What a privilege to hear Zulfi Bhutta & José Belizán talk at #ICAM2025 today. Underscoring the importance of evidence AND knowledge translation for scaling
@gairdnerawards.bsky.social lecture
#globalhealth superheroes
Delighted and honoured to have been invited to participate in this panel discussion at #CAHSPR25 tomorrow morning. Looking forward to discussion with these clever people I esteem so much 😊
The remarkable benefit of exercise was just extended to improved survival after cancer in a randomized trial
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My amazing colleague, Dr. Catherine Varner, talking about what not enough people are talking about: the risks of being exposed to #measles in #pregnancy www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Kirsten Patrick
New guideline in @cmaj-jamc.bsky.social today: the long awaited management of obesity in children piece www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Kirsten Patrick
🆕 Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
A new Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: tinyurl.com/4asc4wp3 #MedSky
Loving the new Harvard web page www.harvard.edu #killingit
Kirsten Patrick
The legalization of online gambling (iGaming) in Ontario in 2022 turned any smartphone into a betting platform, compounding existing epidemics of technology and social media use addiction.
Read the editorial on risks to youth from gambling advertising in the CMAJ ➡️ doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
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Eric Topol
Kirsten Patrick
The Lancet
CMAJ
Jason Moore
Gabriel Bosslet
[See related article at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250606][1]
In this issue of CMAJ , Science and colleagues summarize the latest information on the management of measles exposures in pregna...
Background: Obesity is a complex, chronic, stigmatized disease whereby abnormal or excess body fat may impair health or increase the risk of medical complications, and can reduce quality of life and s...
Doctors in Canada are calling for restrictions on betting ads during sports broadcasts. They say that even if the ads aren't directly targetting youths, kids still see them and are being set up for a ...
