Christina Gorman, MPH

Communicable Disease Epidemiologist @regionofpeel | @UofT alum | Passionate for ID, IPAC, health equity, public health, Indigenous health. Tweets are my own.

[Ken Milne MD @TheSGEM]

We need to stand up for science if we want to fight false health information

https://t.co/7gpM2qQnEP
@CMA_Docs
@OntariosDoctors
@CAEP_Docs
@alandrummond2

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

The Ontairo Hospital Association says hospital admissions are up 84% and and admissions to the ICU is up 127% due to Influenza A.

This is "higher than any of the last three seasons," the OHA says.

Public Health Ontario has been charting the increase.

#onpoli

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

When a title and subhead capture it all perfectly

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Cortisol from exercising suppresses the subsequent cortisol response to a stressor.

Exercise before doing something stressful.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures at once simple and profound – embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners – he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we are all bound by moral obligations to God and one another.

Today, Michelle and I mourn with everyone around the world – Catholic and non-Catholic alike – who drew strength and inspiration from the Pope’s example. May we continue to heed his call to “never remain on the sidelines of this march of living hope.”

[Public Health ON @PublicHealthON]

Check out our measles exposures webpage for updated information on exposure locations, public health unit, exposure dates and times, and how long people should monitor for symptoms.
https://t.co/dLaiby47Aa

[Ian Weissman, DO @DrIanWeissman]

The CDC published data showing that the #birdflu can be transmitted from cats to humans — but those data were removed within minutes of their initial publication due to new rules from the Trump Administration.
https://t.co/F92LBMflBY

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

I need to be clear what is happening in Ontario ERs. I need to be clear I do not believe the Ford administration has faithfully served the public. I don't care how you vote. I just want you to know the reality ER patients know only too well. - 1/5

[CP24 @CP24]

Salmonella linked to recalled mini pastries may have infected nearly 1,600: PHAC
https://t.co/VT8qcCbZTw

[Outbreak Updates @outbreakupdates]

Backyard flocks are cute until bird flu jumps the fence.

The CDC is finally admitting it’s not just big farms.

Your pet chickens might be the next pandemic’s Patient Zero.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

New @ScienceMagazine from my @scrippsresearch colleagues on H5N1
A single mutation can increase the virus's binding to human receptors, highlighting the need for rigorous surveillance
https://t.co/1rYhQJQqhs

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Forecast of US life expectancy to 2050 vs >200 countries
Declining rank from current low of ~50.
—"alarming trajectory of health challenges in the USA"
—need to invest in "scientific innovation, health-care access, preventive health care, risk exposure reduction, and education."
https://t.co/6IzTsHDmvI

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

BREAKING: @CDCgov reports it has confirmed that a child in California tested positive for #H5N1. The child had no known exposures to infected animals or poultry. The child had mild illness and is recovering.
I discuss in this video what cases like this mean, and why they are a bit unsettling.

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

Deadly new multistate E coli outbreak linked to organic baby carrots

The carrots were sold under different brands at a number of popular retailers in the United States and Canada, including Trader Joe's, Wegman's, and Safeway.

https://t.co/HNsZF9MUGK

Photo: dee m/Flickr CC

[Isaac Bogoch @BogochIsaac]

Good article. Two other key points…

1. Babesiosis is also here in Canada and is under-detected.

2. Anaplasma or babesia co-infection with Lyme is common in endemic areas.

(They are all transmitted by the same tick)

[Isaac Bogoch @BogochIsaac]

Measles in Ontario, 2024 (so far) VS the past 10 years.

We are seeing travel-related cases & transmission among contacts.

5 of the 13 children infected were hospitalized.

Kids need 2 doses of vaccine & it's important to ensure we are all up to date.

Vaccine clinics in ON: https://t.co/Zx4wDjyn2P

[ODPRN @ODPRN_Research]

April data on #opioid-related deaths in #Ontario from the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC) is now available on ODPRN's website.

🚨In April 2024, there were 308 reported suspect drug-related deaths in Ontario.

More information available at https://t.co/FSCKHAPqIw

[Jean Seely, MD @JeanSeely]

'Thank you @CTVNews for coverage of this study ‘It happens so regularly': New study argues for lowering the age of breast cancer screening in Canada @CanadaSBI @uOttawaRad https://t.co/8cGhv4zYNx

[ODPRN @ODPRN_Research]

NEW ODPRN study in @JAMANetworkOpen finds #opioid-related deaths among #youth in #Ontario is increasing while rates of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) decreases despite increasing rates of OAT among adults
https://t.co/mlGRxRUtpM