Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)

Just one month away! I’m looking forward to meeting some fellow long COVID researchers & people of lived experience @longcovidweb.bsky.social

Dear Premier Ford, It took SEVERAL FOI requests from The Toronto Star to show Ontarians the truth about gambling-related suicides. They jumped 8-FOLD in just TWO YEARS ..after which, the study you'd promised somehow got panned. Anything ELSE we should know ? Signed.

Dear all the college kids, Get your flu shot. Sincerely, All your professors

As this couple cycles through their grief, a vaccine to save other babies is tested “GBS causes about 150,000 stillbirths & infant deaths globally, each year, & vaccines could prevent more than 50% of infant GBS cases. GBS can also lead to preterm birth & a vaccine may lower that risk, too”

Congratulations to Dr. Fred Possmayer on becoming a member of the Canadian Medical Hall of fame. His research led to the development of bovine lung surfactant (BLES) as a treatment for preterm babies. He stipulated that BLES be available at the lowest possible cost so that it remains accessible

2023 Practice Briefing from @cmaj.ca on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnancy

Urgent need to update SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine product monograph information in Canada for pregnant or lactating people Numerous studies demonstrate safety of COVID vaccines in pregnant people. Meanwhile, product monographs still state they haven't been tested in people who are pregnant or lactating

As this year's Symposium comes to a close, we are excited to announce that the 2027 #LCWSymposium returns Oct 7–8, 2027 in Toronto, bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals, & people with lived experience for continued knowledge sharing & collaboration. Stay tuned for updates!

🇨🇦📺 38 years ago today, The Kids in the Hall premiered on CBC! Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson changed Canadian sketch comedy with their wonderfully absurd humour. Eight Geminis, three Emmy nominations and endless laughs. Favourite sketch? 😂

Welcome to Day 1 of the 4th Canadian Symposium on Long COVID! We’re excited to bring together researchers, clinicians, trainees, allied health professionals, and people with lived experience in Vancouver and online. Share your experience here and tag the 2026 #LCWSymposium.

'Home' documentary from 'Degrassi' co-creator explores complexities of Ontario encampment www.cp24.com/local/toront...

Quadrivalent HPV vaccination before pregnancy & pregnancy outcomes: nationwide, population based case-control study “qHPV vaccination before pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly among women vaccinated at earlier ages”

Sam Altman said people are just gonna have to die in order to implement AI. In the very same week, Anthropic claimed it’s a human rights violation to be mean to the computer. These people need to be held accountable. They think lines of code are a person with rights but living people are debris.

Ask the Expert: Why is RSV prophylaxis recommended for newborns? Nurse practitioner Erin Fleischer talks the importance of RSV prophylaxis @lhsccanada.bsky.social

PlGF Trajectories During Pregnancy and Child ADHD “[potential role of] placenta-brain axis in ADHD & suggest that impaired placental function, including deficiencies in growth & vascularization during late gestation, may contribute to early-life mechanisms of atypical neurodevelopment.

Ridiculous headline, but very cool innovation! Placenta wrap hastens erection recovery after prostate surgery Dried amniotic membranes from donated placentas can be wrapped around delicate nerves during prostate cancer surgery to hasten the time to a first erection after the procedure

Racial inequities in SMM among Black and White people in Canada: a population-based cohort study, 2012 to 2023 “Black people have a higher risk of SMM…after adjustment for sociodemographic & clinical factors. Equity-driven policies & care models centring Black communities are urgently needed”

My dad doesn't know where I got autism from but my sister and I shared a room well into our teens because the other bedroom was the Trains Room

Quebec doctors call for inquest after five physician suicides in 5 months “doctors face death & suffering every day & take on a lot of responsibility, sometimes without adequate support…some doctors avoid getting help for mental health issues because they fear professional repercussions”

Starting tomorrow (October 1, 2026) RSV prophylaxis (for newborns) and RSV vaccination (for pregnant individuals) will be available at LHSC! 🤰🏾 💉 🤱🏻

The Belleville synagogue shooter was an antisemitic COVID conspiracist discharged from the army for refusing vaccines. It's wild that commentary on this shooting IMMEDIATELY went to anti-immigrant, Islamophobic bigotry. But THIS is the extremism that sent me an antisemitic death threat in 2022.

I was just inadvertently subjected to Pierre Poiliviere’s atrocious AI slop “hip hop” video and all I can say is that Anaida’s hips definitely lie.

Is COVID surging in Ontario? I think it is. Wastewater surveillance lags about 2 weeks (which yes, mostly defeats its purpose). It reads as low/moderate. But in other jurisdictions around us it's surging. Anecdotally, I see a big bump in infections among people I know, just in the last week. 1/4

Selfish tourist behaviour caused this incident “One person commented on social media that tourists pulled into the staff parking lot at the hospital & health unit and surrounded the bull elk. “They impeded staff arriving for their shift from parking. They blocked the ambulance bay doors”

Started my day with a bang: yelling “ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE” at anti-choice protestors blocking the sidewalk outside my hospital. Since it’s currently the “40 Days for Life” campaign, it will be “40 days of me yelling at anti-choice protestors” until they get a life and go home.

Sure would be nice if we could start getting updated Covid and flu vaccines before the start of school in Canada. Covid cases are rising and flu-a has already entered the chat (outbreak just declared in a local LTCH).

There’s no evidence tying the Palestine movement to shootings at Jewish schools and synagogues in Canada. "As such, the speculation from pro-Israel groups and politicians has been highly irresponsible." www.readthemaple.com/theres-no-ev... by @davide.readthemaple.com in @readthemaple.com

New reporting from @globalnews.ca: “The gunman accused of opening fire at police outside an Ontario synagogue left the army after expressing conspiracy theories about COVID-19”

Happy #BiVisibilityDay!

Statistics show men are far more likely to leave their wives when they become disabled than the other way around. This man didn’t leave his wife, he just belittled and berated her “obsession” with being sick She felt trapped in a broken body & then her partner disrespected her. Now she’s gone:

I am disgusted that @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social is using AI slop for engagement on social media. It’s particularly upsetting to use AI to “de-age” adults to make them look like children. There’s also a significant environmental impact. OMA membership is mandatory but they do not represent me.

Nili Kaplan-Myrth is anti-vax X's main character rn. I see many posts calling for violence. One tweet is from an account with 17K followers. Then Brian Goldman amplifies it to his 103K followers to defend Nili. Then: virality. This is why ppl need to leave that fucking place. No good can be done.

Today I realized ACAB also includes Batman.

The measles/mumps/rubella vaccine is incredibly safe. There is zero evidence linking it to autism or other medical conditions. But one in five kids with measles ends up hospitalized.

Privatization wasn’t on the ballot when Canadians voted for Mark Carney. Really foul the way he’s using the blind trust so many continue to have in him to make massive, fundamental changes to Canada (hurting normal Canadians) so big companies can profit. Please pay attention.

Between Ray Gun and that Hyrox competitor who spread her diarrhea all over the course, I have to ask: what the hell is wrong* with white Australian women? *my maternal grandmother was a white Australian woman who was genuinely 🦇 💩 crazy so I may actually have some idea

Cash transfers to low income mums may slow biological aging in children “1000 low-income mothers were randomly assigned to receive $333 or $20 per month; by age 4, children in the higher-transfer group showed epigenetic markers linked to a slower pace of biological aging” #DOHaD

Findings of new study – released as fuel prices for motor vehicles soar internationally – include fatality rates dropping, per 10 million trips, by 88% in Paris, 82% in London and 62% in New York City Meanwhile in Ontario…Doug Ford is demanding that bike lanes are removed! 😱

Make a band edible: Moist (chocolate cake) The Cure(d) meat Depeche (pie à la) Mode Our Lady(finger) Peace