If you’re worried or unsure about the new #mRNA based #COVID19 vaccines, that’s understandable. Biology and #publichealth are complex and hard to wrap our heads around. Here’s an analogy that helps grasp how our cells and the vaccine work. 1/ #MedEd#vaccine
It is the night before the first day of school for McMaster’s MD Class of 2023! I am so excited to meet the new @MacMedNRC students tomorrow that I don’t know if I will be able to sleep!!
Our petition to remove “race correction” in eGFR calculations at Mount Sinai is almost at 400 signatures! If you’re unfamiliar, I made some graphics to explain what eGFR is in the first place, and how it leads to discrepancies in treatment and worse outcomes in Black patients. 1/
We’ve just received some amazing news about our amazing friends @calgarybmsa!
They are officially the second school in Canada to implement a Black Student Application Program!!
We can’t wait to welcome more of you to the family ❤️
The growing season is long, and we have already borne witness to the deaths of three migrant workers. We ask that the Chief Medical Officer of Health reverse his guidance that asymptomatic workers may continue to work. If you are a healthcare professional please consider signing.
A 29-year-old man presented with worsening exertional dyspnea, blurred vision, and headaches. Symptoms had been present since childhood but had not been treated. Echocardiography was performed, and a diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot was made.
For all those wondering, this is my son Yoda. We share no blood but he is my life. He came from Dagobah (legally, of course) six years ago and lives with me in Malibu.
I am so proud of him and raising him has been the best, most rewarding thing I’ve done in my life.