Kirsten Patrick
@kirstenpatrick.bsky.social
Physician, mom, ed-in-chief of CMAJ
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The legalization of online gambling (iGaming) in Ontario in 2022 turned any smartphone into a betting platform, compounding existing epidemics of technology and social media use addiction.
Read the editorial on risks to youth from gambling advertising in the CMAJ ➡️ doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
Read the editorial on risks to youth from gambling advertising in the CMAJ ➡️ doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
Young people inundated with sports betting ads that doctors warn can be harmful | CBC News
Doctors in Canada are calling for restrictions on betting ads during sports broadcasts. They say that even if the ads aren't directly targetting youths, kids still see them and are being set up for a ...
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September 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The legalization of online gambling (iGaming) in Ontario in 2022 turned any smartphone into a betting platform, compounding existing epidemics of technology and social media use addiction.
Read the editorial on risks to youth from gambling advertising in the CMAJ ➡️ doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
Read the editorial on risks to youth from gambling advertising in the CMAJ ➡️ doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
My amazing colleague, Dr. Catherine Varner, talking about what not enough people are talking about: the risks of being exposed to #measles in #pregnancy www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Pregnant and bearing the burden of measles outbreaks in Canada
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In this issue of CMAJ , Science and colleagues summarize the latest information on the management of measles exposures in pregna...
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June 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My amazing colleague, Dr. Catherine Varner, talking about what not enough people are talking about: the risks of being exposed to #measles in #pregnancy www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
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The remarkable benefit of exercise was just extended to improved survival after cancer in a randomized trial
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June 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The remarkable benefit of exercise was just extended to improved survival after cancer in a randomized trial
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Delighted and honoured to have been invited to participate in this panel discussion at #CAHSPR25 tomorrow morning. Looking forward to discussion with these clever people I esteem so much 😊
May 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Delighted and honoured to have been invited to participate in this panel discussion at #CAHSPR25 tomorrow morning. Looking forward to discussion with these clever people I esteem so much 😊
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Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
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It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
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NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
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It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
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Loving the new Harvard web page www.harvard.edu #killingit
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
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April 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Loving the new Harvard web page www.harvard.edu #killingit
New guideline in @cmaj-jamc.bsky.social today: the long awaited management of obesity in children piece www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Managing obesity in children: a clinical practice guideline
Background: Obesity is a complex, chronic, stigmatized disease whereby abnormal or excess body fat may impair health or increase the risk of medical complications, and can reduce quality of life and s...
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April 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New guideline in @cmaj-jamc.bsky.social today: the long awaited management of obesity in children piece www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
What a privilege to hear Zulfi Bhutta & José Belizán talk at #ICAM2025 today. Underscoring the importance of evidence AND knowledge translation for scaling
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#globalhealth superheroes
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April 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What a privilege to hear Zulfi Bhutta & José Belizán talk at #ICAM2025 today. Underscoring the importance of evidence AND knowledge translation for scaling
@gairdnerawards.bsky.social lecture
#globalhealth superheroes
@gairdnerawards.bsky.social lecture
#globalhealth superheroes
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🆕 Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
A new Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: tinyurl.com/4asc4wp3 #MedSky
A new Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: tinyurl.com/4asc4wp3 #MedSky
March 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🆕 Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
A new Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: tinyurl.com/4asc4wp3 #MedSky
A new Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: tinyurl.com/4asc4wp3 #MedSky
Also liked when Andre said physicians should ask “What questions do you have?” rather than “Do you have any questions?” The former more likely to lead to questions. As a pt I always sort what I’m prepared to ask based on how well I think the Q will be received. I self-censor based on my trust level.
April 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Also liked when Andre said physicians should ask “What questions do you have?” rather than “Do you have any questions?” The former more likely to lead to questions. As a pt I always sort what I’m prepared to ask based on how well I think the Q will be received. I self-censor based on my trust level.
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"Now is the time to fund Canadian health researchers properly and to support them to share their work, publish in reputable journals, and collaborate internationally."
Read our editorial here ➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
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CMAJ urges more Canadian health research amid cuts to U.S. health agencies
Editor-in-chief Kirsten Patrick said it’s important medical journals stand up for science and condemn the erosion of public health surveillance and data collection in the U.S.
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April 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Now is the time to fund Canadian health researchers properly and to support them to share their work, publish in reputable journals, and collaborate internationally."
Read our editorial here ➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
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I was just talk about how tired I feel rn. I will shut up and send Booker stamina vibes.
Cory Booker will break the record for longest Senate floor speech at 7:19 PM EDT. Fewer than 2 hours from now. The record is held by Strom Thurmond, who was arguing for segregation. GO CORY, GO!
April 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I was just talk about how tired I feel rn. I will shut up and send Booker stamina vibes.
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Continuing the day's terrible news . . . NSDUH was a critical source of information about prescription drug use and misuse . . . you know, kind of an important topic over the past decade (e.g., opioids, benzos, stimulants)
The entire National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) team at SAMHSA was terminated today.
Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.
Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.
April 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Continuing the day's terrible news . . . NSDUH was a critical source of information about prescription drug use and misuse . . . you know, kind of an important topic over the past decade (e.g., opioids, benzos, stimulants)
In CMAJ today
5 Fear and dismay are natural responses to executive orders that people know will cause harm, and they should be validated. However, active responses are crucial to minimize harm.
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5 Fear and dismay are natural responses to executive orders that people know will cause harm, and they should be validated. However, active responses are crucial to minimize harm.
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Actively holding the line
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In this issue of CMAJ , Ghali discusses one of the myriad announcements made by US President Donald Trump since his second inaug...
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March 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In CMAJ today
5 Fear and dismay are natural responses to executive orders that people know will cause harm, and they should be validated. However, active responses are crucial to minimize harm.
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
5 Fear and dismay are natural responses to executive orders that people know will cause harm, and they should be validated. However, active responses are crucial to minimize harm.
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
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The World Health Organization is proposing to reduce staff numbers and the scale of its work as it slashes its budget by just over one fifth due to the impact of U.S. funding cuts. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... via @theglobeandmail.com #GlobalHealth
WHO proposes to reduce jobs and cut budget by a fifth, memo shows
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the World Health Organization upon taking office in January
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March 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The World Health Organization is proposing to reduce staff numbers and the scale of its work as it slashes its budget by just over one fifth due to the impact of U.S. funding cuts. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... via @theglobeandmail.com #GlobalHealth
New director of the NIH - oh dear www.statnews.com/2025/03/04/j...
'Wrong,' 'misleading,' and 'reasonable': How Jay Bhattacharya became, for some, the least bad option to run NIH
Judges criticized Jay Bhattacharya's expert witness testimony as untrustworthy, but a Stanford colleague described him as a "reasonable person, not an ideologue"
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March 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New director of the NIH - oh dear www.statnews.com/2025/03/04/j...
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In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics
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March 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics
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Inflammatory bowel disease: can machine learning predict premature death?
New articles on machine learning prediction of premature death; behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; leonine facies, and more.
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New articles on machine learning prediction of premature death; behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; leonine facies, and more.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Inflammatory bowel disease: can machine learning predict premature death?
New articles on machine learning prediction of premature death; behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; leonine facies, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/11
New articles on machine learning prediction of premature death; behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; leonine facies, and more.
➡️ www.cmaj.ca/content/197/11
March 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Did you know that #nonpharmacologic interventions are effective first-line treatments for mild behavioural & psychological symptoms of #dementia ? And identifying triggers can help choose the approach. In CMAJ today: www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Nonpharmacologic management of the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
Nearly all people living with dementia develop BPSD.[1][1] Symptoms vary over time and by type of dementia, and can include agitation, psychosis, depression, apathy, and anxiety.[1][1],[2][2] Recogniz...
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March 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Did you know that #nonpharmacologic interventions are effective first-line treatments for mild behavioural & psychological symptoms of #dementia ? And identifying triggers can help choose the approach. In CMAJ today: www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...