🇨🇦 Budget 2025 Science: Via supportourscience.bsky.social $ 1 billion for new research chairs $ 133 M doctoral & post docs $ 400 million for research infrastructure $ 120 M for assistant professors $ 334 M quantum & defence applications $ 2.7 B for meteorological computing- thoughts?

Quebec is world leader in medical assistance in dying with 7.9% of deaths an increase of 9% from prior report a year earlier. Also 24% cited loneliness and isolation as reasons for choosing #MAID ( report in french) csfv.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/do...

Globe & Mail reports “the budget is expected to include up to $1-billion to attract high-quality talent and researchers from the United States and elsewhere” So far hospitals and universities have been going it alone…. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

“That election pledge said that “where the U.S. is squeezing out researchers, we will look to welcome research here in Canada. … More researchers at home will help us solve Canadian problems, and export more Canadian solutions to the global marketplace.” #science #innovation @theglobeandmail.com

In an emergency you want health data fast. Why wait for 1st responders to reach a patient to locate a MedicAlert bracelet? Why not have data sent when the 911 call comes in? Hear about a new solution w/Leslie McGill @medicalertca.bsky.social @cihica.bsky.social ow.ly/Q4F950Lo4kO ow.ly/1FBG50S7iCA

Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning the public about what he asserts is a looming crisis in Alberta’s health-care system that will overwhelm the province’s already over-capacity and understaffed hospitals and lead to unnecessary deaths. #abpoli

Sachin Latti is a BC based first responder who ran across Canada raising attention & funds for mental health services. He describes the “off the charts” levels of suffering he encountered-a huge unmet need.Podcast @cihi Spotify: ow.ly/CrYl50Lo4tr Apple: ow.ly/Q4F950Lo4kO YouTube: ow.ly/1FBG50S7iCA

Canadian nursing job vacancies triple in five-year span: report www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

“At present, 150 operating rooms in the public network are closed each weekday in Quebec for lack of staff. This has contributed to a ballooning of wait times for surgery.” So the solution is for profit hospitals? Thread by @aaronderfel.bsky.social

Children’s peanut allergies have plunged thanks to recent revisions in exposure advice-study www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

Over 600 scientists-half from the U.S.-raised their hand for a position at Toronto’s University Health Network- meet one who has moved to 🇨🇦. A scientific migration amid U.S turmoil www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social @uhn.ca @supportourscience.bsky.social

Parents, educators, caregivers: want better ways to talk to teens about cannabis? Join Dr. Gail Beck & @avisfavaro.bsky.social for the launch of Dope Advice, a guide to starting the conversation. Register: bit.ly/47TdG9H @louisekinross.bsky.social @parentstogether.bsky.social #Parenting #ParentsTO

A fantastic conversation about a critically important issue. Protecting trust in medical experts & Canadians from the harm done by misinformation is important work for all of us in the health & information ecosystems. - @avisfavaro.bsky.social santishealth.ca/podcasts/tru...

A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

Casting a wide net- any US researchers looking at moving to Canada? Or did you investigate opportunities and found the pathway challenging? DM me.

Provinces opened the door for U.S. doctors. But Ottawa is blocking the hallway by @codeblackamerica.bsky.social

A solution to homelessness while easing the burden on ERs A project that’s working with data to prove it. @canadianpress @liamcasey www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/tor...

Parents, educators, caregivers: want better ways to talk to teens about cannabis? Join Dr. Gail Beck & @avisfavaro.bsky.social for the launch of Dope Advice—a guide to understanding and starting the conversation. 📅 Oct 20 | UofT Bookstore 🔗 Register: bit.ly/47TdG9H #BookTalk #Parenting

Human skin used to create an embryo www.bbc.com/news/article... @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

With all the recent discussion about #autism and risk factors, here’s a discussion about Canadian research using #AI to study moms and babies to identify possible risk factors. podcast from @cihi www.cihi.ca/en/podcast/c...

Tiny pieces of plastic now detected in human bone marrow; as researcher study health impacts of microplastics being absorbed into our bodies www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

Who consumes news on each social media site? 📱🗞️ The people who regularly get news on different social media sites often differ by gender, age and other factors. 🧵👇 Dive deeper: www.pewresearch.org/...

Lack of planning, oversight led to Ontario home care supply shortages: ombudsman www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/lac... via @CdnPressNews

“Facebook and YouTube outpace all other social media sites as places where Americans regularly get news: 38% of U.S. adults say they regularly get news on Facebook, and 35% say the same about YouTube.” www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f... @pewresearch

Just over half of TikTok users (55%) say they regularly get news on the app, up from 22% in 2020. Check out our latest research on social media and news:

I’m so sad - while Inever met Dr Markland in person, his posts on X during COVID, advocacy of Canadian healthcare and beautiful photos were so appreciated. Alberta lost a dedicated physician after a biking accident. www.westernstandard.news/news/beloved...

Book Launch! How do you talk to teens about #cannabis? Join author Gail Beck in conversation with @avisfavaro.bsky.social for the launch of Dope Advice, a practical guide to understanding why teens use cannabis and how to start the conversation. Oct 20, UofT Bookstore Register: bit.ly/47TdG9H

The potential cost for a gene therapy for Huntington’s could top $2 million per patient.

Gene therapy for Huntington’s disease - intriguing early results of human trial www.bbc.com/news/article... @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social

Health Canada issues its position on acetaminophen-during pregnancy. recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...

Does this apply in Canada too? “Online health record giant MyChart just slipped a clause into its terms and conditions barring patients from suing the firm for mishandling their health data.”https://www.levernews.com/mychart-rewrites-the-rules-patients-lose-their-rights/ @levernews

Canadian designed implant helps stabilize blood pressure in patients with #spinalcord injuries www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social @ucalgary.bsky.social

Endometriosis - a welcome boost for training to help medical professionals recognize this painful and debilitating disorder www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

Patient Perspectives: Telling our stories is critical to improving care

“Built Here, Bought Here” to promote a Canada 🇨🇦 1st movement in healthcare’s supply chain. Is it even possible? Podcast for CIHI with Anne Snowdon @uwindsor.bsky.social Spotify: ow.ly/CrYl50Lo4tr Apple: ow.ly/Q4F950Lo4kO YouTube: ow.ly/1FBG50S7iCA www.longwoods.com/content/2767...

Celebrated children’s writer Robert Munsch has requested a medically assisted death (MAID) He revealed his diagnosis of dementia 4 years ago. 💔@CTVnews www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

🦪 Oysters fight climate change New research shows oyster farms pull in over twice as much carbon through ecosystem effects as they store in shells. They provide food and act as natural carbon sinks. 🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪

This is a Canadian study via scientists at Concordia #plastic #microplastics.

The number of Emergency Room visits across Canada is rising - more than 16.1 million visits in 2024–2025, up about 500,000 from 2023–2024. www.cihi.ca/en/nacrs-eme...

Federal government to sign pharmacare deals with more provinces, Carney says www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

For the first time, scientists have quantified the causal links between worsening heat waves and global warming pollution from individual fossil fuel and cement companies, pushing the boundaries of extreme weather event research in multiple surprising ways.

Cannabis use may be associated with an increased rate of egg maturation and number of embryos with an incorrect number of chromosomes according to a retrospective study involving patients undergoing IVF, published in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/4m4ps4j #medsky #reprosky 🧪

40% of people practice “news avoidance,” according to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s “Digital News Report 2025.” Traditional news coverage’s focus on conflict and suffering leaves people feeling depressed and powerless, respondents said, causing many to tune out. buff.ly/0E4hWEy

Plastic Discovered In More Than 50% of Plaques From Clogged Arteries https://www.sciencealert.com/plastic-discovered-in-more-than-50-of-plaques-from-clogged-arteries More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Love tattoos? Read this review on potential risks - good to know for truly informed consent www.webmd.com/skin-problem... @webmd.com

Public Health Agency of Canada cutting over 300 of jobs www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

Ontario nurses win pay raise But request for lower nurse to patient ratio ignored. @canadianpress www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/ontario/onta...

Could have never envisioned this - no childhood vaccines required! This will be an natural experiment courtesy Florida. @reuters www.reuters.com/business/hea...

August 2025 Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed. A 3D reconstruction of the Shroud of Turin, "jelly ice," regenerating snail eyes, and more. arstechnica.com/science/2025...