February 14, 2021 Bariatric Medicine Not “game-changing” but another positive step forward for evidenced-based treatment to help people with #Overweight or #Obesity.
January 6, 2021 Health Policy Pregnant or breastfeeding women should have access to COVID vaccines. Especially if they work in a high-risk environment or have underlying health conditions that further increase their risk of complications if they become infected with the virus.
September 13, 2020 Bariatric Medicine Sunday House Call, #756 , September 13, 2020: Fat shaming and weight bias have no place in obesity management. @seanwharton discuses the new obesity management guidelines.
July 12, 2020 Bariatric Medicine Sunday House Call, #747, July 12, 2020: Managing obesity by understanding what influences your GateKeeper, GoGetter, and Sleepy Executive with @DavidMacklinMD
June 25, 2020 Epidemiology Study leaves many questions about health outcomes for pregnant women with coronavirus. It did not mention if socioeconomic disparities play a role. Focused on U.S. population where access to care is not equal.
May 3, 2020 Health Policy Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: The “#Infodemic”. A conversation with @CaulfieldTim about the explosion of #COVID19 pandemic misinformation.
January 20, 2020 Obstetrics Rodent model that shares the same human enzymatic glucose transport pathways to transfer glucose from the placenta to the fetal circulation demonstrates that cannabis exposure during gestation blocks this pathway and negatively impacts fetal growth.
October 29, 2019 Obstetrics If you are going to claim from an observational study that the HPV vaccine reduces fertility rates in women, then provide the plausible biological mechanism to explain it.
September 15, 2019 Generic Drugs Sunday House Call, #709, September 15, 2019: Cheap generics lead to worldwide drug shortage
March 21, 2019 Health Headlines Calgary obstetric clinic posts notice not to bring unvaccinated children to their office to reduce the risk of harm to pregnant women and their newborn children. To those complaining, what are your health policy reasons for rejecting this proposal?