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

Doctors Manitoba warns only 1 in 5 rural ERs will be open 24/7 this summer Staffing shortage, growing burnout pushing more emergency rooms toward reduced hours or closures www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....

Unreal. vocm.com/2025/06/25/2...

Labrador MHA says she doesn't have 'much faith' in NLHS after man died during long delays for medical travel Nain man died after waiting 5 days for medevac, says Lela Evans www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Real Risk to Youth #MentalHealth Is ‘Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds. Children with highly addictive use of phones, video games or social media are 2-3X as likely to have suicidal ideation, by @ellenbarry.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h... via @nytimes.com

Discover best practices for optimizing your CV and navigating promotion pathways! #WomenInEM #EMCareers Read now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

From November 2024 (when Trump was elected) to April 2025, there has been a 788% increase in American doctors applying for licences to practice in Canada. mcc.ca/news/welcomi... via @medcouncilcan.bsky.social @alexmunter.bsky.social

Today marks the 100th anniversary of Davis Day. Davis Day (William Davis Miners’ Memorial Day) honours the memory of William Davis, a coal miner who was killed during a strike by Nova Scotia’s miners against the British Empire Steel Corporation.

How can you integrate coaching, mentoring, and advising as a medical educator? Learn more about how intentionally blending all three together depending on the needs of the learner can be the most effective approach. Read now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...