Happy Canada Day! The newest issue of CMAJ Open offers 31 research articles for your long weekend reading. Topics include:
- Who chooses to practise rural family med?
- What factors matter when funding IVF?
- Who gets their flu shot at the pharmacy? https://t.co/EQ5eC0oQFV
Congratulations to CMAJ associate editor @BarbaraSibbald, who was recognized for her instrumental work in the founding of the Canadian Association of Health Humanities (@CAHH_ACSHS)! 🙌🙌🙌
Huge congrats to CMAJ associate editor @NavPersaud of @StMikesHospital, who was appointed a Canada Research Chair in Health Justice! 🎉🎉🎉 He's studying initiatives aimed at narrowing health gaps between people in the highest and lowest wealth brackets.
https://t.co/1SThYoHqzm
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has launched a national consultation on its future direction as it emerges from a turbulent period of cuts and reforms. https://t.co/ourIUCkxQo
Reinvent Motherisk to protect mothers and babies: "The loss of Motherisk has exposed a major public health and research void that is neither quickly nor easily reconciled," writes @NathanStall and colleagues in a new editorial.
https://t.co/lDaQmhLrxm #pregnancy#drugsafety
What do you want to know about mentoring in medicine? Ask us your anonymous questions for a future podcast episode. Can be anything...how to find a mentor, how to be a good mentor, difficult situations etc https://t.co/kJX1wd5Jw4
Food insecurity worsened in Nunavut after the introduction of Nutrition North Canada. Almost half of households were affected, according to new research in CMAJ: https://t.co/x15nbaD0BA
@proofcanada#Indigenous#cdnpoli#cdnhealth#sdoh
SHARE: Tomorrow is World #OvarianCancerDay - a day where women and families around the world come together to spotlight this important #womenshealth issue. Let people in your networks know why it’s important to you.
May is #HypertensionMonth. Hypertension accounts for a significant percentage of disability-adjusted life years in Canada. Read more at:
https://t.co/flmCxVO1JG
Patients who experience #TIA or minor #stroke due to internal carotid artery stenosis require urgent diagnosis and intervention, according to a review of the current literature published in CMAJ: https://t.co/PMx2k47M7n
We've been aware of the long term risk of T2D following GDM for the woman, the child and even the partner but this fascinating study suggests there's also a risk of T1D in the children! No prevention options yet but perhaps a cue to more diligent case finding and timely diagnosis