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Thank you @OntarioHealthOH OLMP, thank you @Dynacare, thank you @LifeLabs, thank you AlphaLabs, thank you @UofT, thank you to all members of ‘Raise the Bar’. This is a big step forward for Ontario and for 🇨🇦 Canada in promoting health equity for ppl with iron deficiency. 💥
SYMPTOMS OF NON-ANEMIC IRON DEFICIENCY (ID)
I just love this study from @TobyRichardsUCL - on many levels.
To begin with, the title ("The misogyny of iron deficiency") is a classic, and a topic for another day.
But check out the shear diversity of symptoms from ID. Awesome!
We are conducting a study on bone density in women around the time of menopause who are carriers of hemophilia A. We are looking to recruit carriers of hemophilia A and controls. Please reach out if you are eligible and interested. Posters w info below. Thanks!! @UnityHealthTO
Iron deficiency is the leading cause of years lived with disability among women of reproductive age, according to research from scientist @ghltang & hematologist Dr. @sholzberg from St. Michael's Hospital. They talk about why this is a health equity issue: https://t.co/YlEsXNYekh
Important commentary on an important paper published in JAMA Open. Led by brilliant soon-to-be Dr/scientist @ghltang. ⭐️ The Definition of Iron Deficiency—An Issue of Health Equity. https://t.co/3RtHBwUBUQ
This is esp staggering bc CBC and ferritin checks are fully funded lab tests in Canada. Patients of low income had highest risk of not being tested….think about that. Congrats Dr. Sophia Wen @uoftmedicine for leading this imp work highlighting inequity in access to care. ⭐️
Tranexamic Acid for Management of Heavy Vaginal Bleeding: Barriers to Access and Myths Surrounding Its Use - written by brilliant co-first authors Dr @hvandermeulen and soon-to-be Dr @ghltang ⭐️ ⭐️ @RPTHjournal https://t.co/ZNMquJBYNA
🩸new one pager🩸 co-created with Dr @sholzberg and her incredible team. Thank you to @carinebekdache for making it look one million times more slick than my usual word doc one pagers ! https://t.co/8UkoOODm0J
Congratulations, Dr. Michelle @sholzberg, on being appointed Division Director - Hematology in the Department of Medicine at @UofT! Dr. Sholzberg is also the Head of Hematology-Oncology at St. Michael's Hospital. 👏
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If men had periods then iron deficiency would not be an issue? Why is there no screening program for Iron deficiency in women? - Identification of women and girls with iron deficiency in the reproductive years @BethMacLeanUWA@sholzberg@acweyand
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🩸🍀Effectiveness of therapeutic heparin versus prophylactic heparin on death, mechanical ventilation, or intensive care unit admission in moderately ill patients with covid-19 admitted to hospital: RAPID randomised clinical trial | The BMJ https://t.co/rkCK8z0sb7
🚨Final results of the RAPID trial now pub'd @medrxivpreprint 🚨 RAPID was an open-label trial that randomly assigned hospitalized ward patients with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer levels to therapeutic or prophylactic heparin. 🧵 1/10 https://t.co/oxiyXQAPeK
Now is the time for clinical trials that evaluate inexpensive, readily available meds that can be repurposed for the Rx of COVID-19. Pls consider supporting our trial that is recruiting globally. Every single $ will make an impact. Pls RT. 🙏@MaryCushmanMD