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- All new CMAJ content is now freely accessible to everyone: cmajnews.com/2020/01/14/cma… @AndreasLaupacis @DocSandyB @CMA_Docs @carlabrc #cdnhealth #research
- Given growing evidence supporting airborne transmission of #COVID19, Canada should update its public health guidance to include more emphasis on ventilation, filtration and better masks, argue authors of new commentary: cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.…
- Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are being used to treat and prevent #COVID19 despite weak evidence for effectiveness, and physicians and patients should be aware of the drugs’ potentially serious adverse effects. Review by @DavidJuurlink: cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/e…
- CMAJ is formally retracting the letter by Dr. Emil, which did not contain appropriate subject matter for publication by the CMAJ. Read the full statement from @KirstyPatrick, interim editor-in-chief, CMAJ: cmaj.ca/content/193/50…
- CMAJ is sorry for the harm caused by the publication yesterday of a letter, the headline of which suggested the hijab is an instrument of oppression of Muslim women. We are listening carefully to the critical feedback we’ve received.
- #Obesity management should focus on outcomes that patients consider to be important, not #weightloss alone, and include a holistic approach that addresses root causes, according to a new clinical practice guideline: cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.… @ObesityCan @Cabps_Obesity #CDNhealth
- According to new research in CMAJ, unvaccinated people affect the safety of those who are vaccinated even when #COVID19 vaccination rates are high. Details: cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.… @DFisman @AshTuite #PublicHealth #CDNhealth
- 🎉 CMAJ Deputy Editor @AndreasLaupacis has been appointed Officer of the #OrderOfCanada for his ongoing contributions to the fields of medicine and health care in Canada and around the world! Congratulations, Andreas, and to all the appointees ➡️ gg.ca/en/media/news/…
- We are delighted that Dr. Javeed Sukhera has agreed to join CMAJ's editorial advisory board! Javeed researches ways to address stigma and bias among health professionals. Learn more about our EAB: cmaj.ca/content/cmaj-e… @javeedsukhera #MedTwitter
- 📢 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Anti-Black racism is a threat to public & population health. In 2022, CMAJ will devote a special issue to the theme of Black health and anti-Black racism in health care in Canada, centring the scholarship of Black authors. Details: cmaj.ca/content/call-p…
- “It should not have been that Twitter was necessary, required, or beneficial for the metering out of public health... yet I think it was." What does chaos at Twitter mean for healthcare? cmajnews.com/2022/12/02/med… @jkwan_md @YoniFreedhoff @NaheedD @shanamacPS @NightShiftMD
- CMAJ stands in solidarity with people of colour – with health workers who face racism in training and on the job and with patients who suffer worse outcomes because of biases in society and care. We in health care and academia must examine ourselves and stop racism in our ranks.
- Patients of physicians in primary care networks were less likely to visit emergency departments, and had shorter hospital stays, a new CMAJ study finds buff.ly/2FJf5mG #cdnhealth #healthservices #primarycare
