Gillian Sheppard

We've selected our favourite words from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical dictionary.

Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas

Today's word is Cursorcrawl
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More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in the next five years, survey shows With primary care in short supply, province is trying to make family medicine more appealing

More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in next five years, survey shows. With primary care in short supply, province tries to make family medicine more appealing, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social

Social media influencers

Social media influencers are a growing source of medical advice but can be misleading.

Misleading advice—amplified by parasocial bonds and direct engagement—can cause physical, psychological, financial, and systemic harm, say Raffael Heiss and colleagues
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Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent $1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months

Newspaper The Independent in Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting that another major government-commissioned policy report contains false citations likely generated by artificial intelligence. theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...

I would be demanding every penny back plus lost time and resources.

During Research Week 2025, the Faculty of Science will host our 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)! 💡

There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

For more information and to apply, please visit: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...

Almost one in five patients attending major emergency departments in England were treated on trolleys or chairs in corridors this summer, a new report has found
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Corridor care has become a defining feature of the crisis in EM.

The report on corridor care by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM, reveals the scale of the issue, through a snapshot survey of Clinical Leads.

Read here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...

@appgemergencycare.bsky.social

Government partnerships with corporate virtual primary care Key points More than 6.5 million people in Canada do not have access to a regular primary care clinician.[1][1] Health workforce challenges across the country have adversely affected primary care acce...

NL is spending 11 million dollars on virtual care, much more than other Atlantic provinces. Why? www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...

Nova Scotia Health newborn program expands in Central Zone | CBC News Nova Scotia's health minister says the province is making headway on ensuring babies are receiving proper health care even though about one in five of the province's newborns need a program designed f...

Born on waitlist: Nova Scotia Health expands program to help babies without doctors
1 in 5 babies in Nova Scotia need newborn clinic for medical care
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Children in the 1950s

New BMJ Research: Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds study using data from the end of UK sugar rationing in 1953
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Feedback is essential to professional development. How can you give effective feedback in the #EmergencyDepartment? This EM Download outlines key tips and tricks!

Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, has died Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and environmental advocacy, has died.

The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post.

Unreal and untrue: Refrigerator mother theory and the historic vilification of the mothers of disabled children | Australian Women's History Network Dr Kate McAnelly explores how refrigerator mother theory was incorrectly used to blame mothers as being the cause of their children's autism.

Mothers have long been unfairly blamed for their children's autism, as Kate McAnelly recently wrote in #VIDAblog.

Knowing this history is all the more important following yesterday's scientifically unfounded allegations about paracetamol/tylenol.

Read more here ⬇️
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

This is just amazing news!

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‘I might as well die at home’: More Maritimers leave ERs without treatment, study shows A new study shows more Maritimers are leaving ERs without treatment.

‘I might as well die at home’: More Maritimers leave ERs without treatment, study shows www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...

Nearly 430,000 Quebecers leave emergency rooms without having been treated | CityNews Montreal Hundreds of thousands of Canadians leave emergency rooms every year without receiving treatment, a trend that continues to grow. Quebec is the province with the highest number of patients going home w...

Nearly 430,000 Quebecers leave emergency rooms without having been treated
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Nearly 200,000 Albertans left an emergency room without treatment last year Read the full story and comment on AirdrieCityView.com

Nearly 200,000 Albertans left an emergency room without treatment last year www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/n... via @AirdrieCityView

Dr. Margo Wilson joins us in October to discuss volume assessment using POCUS.

South Okanagan General Hospital's ER to close Sunday afternoon to Monday morning - Oliver/Osoyoos News The South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department is closing Sunday afternoon until Monday morning

South Okanagan General Hospital's ER to close Sunday afternoon to Monday morning - Oliver/Osoyoos News www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-...

Ocular Ultrasound Eye-related complaints are a common presentation to the emergency department and primary care setting. However, examination of the eye can be challenging for the clinician given the limitations of dir...

It was a privilege to be a small part (with @gsheppard.bsky.social & @rajivthava.bsky.social) of this amazing new #POCUS resource – "Advanced POCUS, a Comprehensive Review" edited by @mgottliebmd.bsky.social & Nova Panebianco

Book 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Ocular chapter 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...

Development of a cannabis health literacy questionnaire: preliminary validation using the Rasch model - BMC Public Health Background As cannabis becomes more integrated into Canadian society for medical and non-medical purposes, public health efforts have aimed to enhance public awareness and knowledge of the potential r...

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The overlooked role of the home in mass shooting fatalities - Injury Epidemiology Background Prevention efforts for mass shooting fatalities often focus on public events, overlooking where most fatalities occur. This study analyzes a comprehensive database to better inform preventi...

The overlooked role of the home in mass shooting fatalities
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Why Are Emergency Department Stays Getting Longer for Older Adults? This Medical News article discusses a recent study that found a concerning increase in prolonged emergency department stays for older adults.

Emergency departments pose heightened risks for older adults, worsened by prolonged stays and systemic issues like bed shortages.

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Figure 2. Addictive Use Trajectories of Social Media, Mobile Phones, and Video Games

Both high and increasing addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and worse mental health in US youths.

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Truth. Regularly seeing kids using screens >10 hours a day.

Congratulations to @rccbc.bsky.social and team (including Tandi Wilkinson, Jason Curran, Virginia Robinson & Tracey DeLeeuw) for making it onto the cover of @doctorsofbc.bsky.social BCMJ for their paper on #POCUS in Haida Gwaii!

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JAMA Data Brief More US Children Die Than in Other High-Income Nations

📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment.

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First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound: Imaging Features and Review Behaviors Associated With Diagnostic Accuracy Objectives We aimed to identify the most diagnostically challenging features in first-trimester point-of-care ultrasound (FT-POCUS) images. We also sought to determine the physician image review beh...

First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound: Imaging Features and Review Behaviors Associated With Diagnostic Accuracy - Sheppard - Academic Emergency Medicine - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...