New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were 4,757 deaths associated with long ED waits before admission in England last summer (1 June to 30 September 2025). Watch our President Dr Ian Higginson on @itvnews.bsky.social's Rebecca Barry: www.itv.com/news/2026-01...

With A&Es across the four nations bursting at the seems, Scottish Parliament member Willie Rennie asked Neil Gray what his government was doing to improve patient flow - which refers to the movement of patients through the hospital from arrival to discharge.

The issue of long waits, and the devastating impact it has on patients, in Northern Irish Emergency Department was raised at Stormont earlier this week. MLA Alan Robinson delivered this speech during a debate on a motion to address this crucial issue

Manitoba hires 13 U.S. doctors, Premier calls moves a show of Canadian values. Restructuring of U.S. science, health agencies provided opportunity to attract workers, Wab Kinew says, by @temurdur.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

did not imagine I would see this today, but here we are... vocm.com/2026/01/23/n...

Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road vocm.com/2026/01/08/d...

Happy to share our @cjemonline.bsky.social editorial (w/ Paul Olszynski & Colin Bell) on how #POCUS improves care and saves money – but system-level reinvestment in POCUS is stalling. "Other people's money: why healthcare systems fail to reinvest in POCUS" 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s436...

Superficial vein thrombosis is a condition in which blood clots develop within the superficial veins, typically in the legs or arms. This JAMA Patient Page describes its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. ja.ma/3L27Ycz

Susanna Rumbolt of Mary's Harbour, #Labrador says her husband Tim should not have died while seeking cancer treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system last year. Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇 theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...

Between 2017 and 2024, the percentage of newborns not receiving intramuscular vitamin K for prophylaxis nearly doubled, with refusal rates highest outside hospital births and among certain racial and ethnic groups. #HotTopicsNeo2025 ja.ma/48nSkBf

We've selected our favourite words from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical dictionary. Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas Today's word is Cursorcrawl www.bmj.com/content/391/...

More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in next five years, survey shows. With primary care in short supply, province tries to make family medicine more appealing, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social

Social media influencers are a growing source of medical advice but can be misleading. Misleading advice—amplified by parasocial bonds and direct engagement—can cause physical, psychological, financial, and systemic harm, say Raffael Heiss and colleagues www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Newspaper The Independent in Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting that another major government-commissioned policy report contains false citations likely generated by artificial intelligence. theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...

I would be demanding every penny back plus lost time and resources.

During Research Week 2025, the Faculty of Science will host our 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)! 💡 There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025. For more information and to apply, please visit: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...

Almost one in five patients attending major emergency departments in England were treated on trolleys or chairs in corridors this summer, a new report has found www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Corridor care has become a defining feature of the crisis in EM. The report on corridor care by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM, reveals the scale of the issue, through a snapshot survey of Clinical Leads. Read here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel... @appgemergencycare.bsky.social

NL is spending 11 million dollars on virtual care, much more than other Atlantic provinces. Why? www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...

Born on waitlist: Nova Scotia Health expands program to help babies without doctors 1 in 5 babies in Nova Scotia need newborn clinic for medical care www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New BMJ Research: Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds study using data from the end of UK sugar rationing in 1953 www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Feedback is essential to professional development. How can you give effective feedback in the #EmergencyDepartment? This EM Download outlines key tips and tricks! Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post.

Mothers have long been unfairly blamed for their children's autism, as Kate McAnelly recently wrote in #VIDAblog. Knowing this history is all the more important following yesterday's scientifically unfounded allegations about paracetamol/tylenol. Read more here ⬇️ www.auswhn.com.au/blog/unreal-...

This is just amazing news! www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘I might as well die at home’: More Maritimers leave ERs without treatment, study shows www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...

Nearly 430,000 Quebecers leave emergency rooms without having been treated montreal.citynews.ca/2025/09/18/q...

Nearly 200,000 Albertans left an emergency room without treatment last year www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/n... via @AirdrieCityView

Dr. Margo Wilson joins us in October to discuss volume assessment using POCUS.

South Okanagan General Hospital's ER to close Sunday afternoon to Monday morning - Oliver/Osoyoos News www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-...

It was a privilege to be a small part (with @gsheppard.bsky.social & @rajivthava.bsky.social) of this amazing new #POCUS resource – "Advanced POCUS, a Comprehensive Review" edited by @mgottliebmd.bsky.social & Nova Panebianco Book 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-... Ocular chapter 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...

The overlooked role of the home in mass shooting fatalities injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Emergency departments pose heightened risks for older adults, worsened by prolonged stays and systemic issues like bed shortages. ja.ma/40pCamm

Both high and increasing addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and worse mental health in US youths. https://ja.ma/46NptWi

Truth. Regularly seeing kids using screens >10 hours a day.

Congratulations to @rccbc.bsky.social and team (including Tandi Wilkinson, Jason Curran, Virginia Robinson & Tracey DeLeeuw) for making it onto the cover of @doctorsofbc.bsky.social BCMJ for their paper on #POCUS in Haida Gwaii! 🔗 bcmj.org/articles/inn...

📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment. https://ja.ma/45ZOZrf

First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound: Imaging Features and Review Behaviors Associated With Diagnostic Accuracy - Sheppard - Academic Emergency Medicine - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Three women were k*lled this week in BC at the hands of a domestic partner. If this was three stranger attacks, there would be a public emergency.

Canadian ERs closed their doors for at least 1.14 million hours since 2019, records show

Pleased to share our new @cjemonline.bsky.social #JustTheFacts piece on pediatric resuscitative #POCUS with the amazing Lianne McLean & Jade Seguin as our #PEMPOCUS experts #PEM @olszynskip.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s436...

BBC News - Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pursued relentlessly by the government of Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He left behind an account of his final years—and an admonition to his country and the world.

Primary care in Canada is suffering and doctors want input on how to fix it. Our primary care system — the part of health care meant to be our front door — is not working the way it should, by @tarakiyee.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com

Former Montreal Children’s physician David McGillivray ‘was the kind of clinician everyone wanted to be’ www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...

As of Canada Day, Canadian medical schools will no longer be accredited alongside US ones. This will protect Canadian universities from US political interference in medical education and enable a nimbler response to homegrown issues. www.cma.ca/latest-stori... via @cmadocs.bsky.social #MedEd

Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions. ja.ma/3SUI1Mv