Greg Bryson, MD, FRCPC
@glbryson
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Anesthesia. Perioperative Medicine. Running. All views my own.
Ottawa, Canada
Joined June 2012
The World Health Organization recently released new data on trends in body mass index, updating all countries to 2022. The previous data only went up to 2016. The share of adults with a BMI of 25 or more — considered overweight or obese — varies widely among high-income
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Foreign tourism has fallen off a cliff. This is a $100B domestic industry largely concentrated in NYC, southern Florida, southern California, and Las Vegas. Hotels, airlines, restaurants, and tour guides are already feeling the pain.
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Friendly reminder that "somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known" is not a quote from Carl Sagan but rather was written about him. The folks at Quote Investigator have a great breakdown of the real attribution for that line: https://t.co/ULQtILxmwb
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🧵regarding the introducer sheath commonly known as a 'Cordis' catheter. We'll go over what it was originally designed for and why it ended up being adopted by other specialties for entirely different reasons. Also we'll look at its accessories and see what's inside one. (1/ )
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🎉 Congrats to Dr. Kelly Cobey from @uOttawaMed, awarded the prestigious #JohnMaddoxPrize for her influential work standing up for sound #ScientificResearch methods and responsible #research reporting! Read more: https://t.co/mPZk9SyDP6
@senseaboutsci @Nature @HeartInstitute
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This high-profile recognition from the UK-based Sense About Science charity and the journal Nature couldn’t be more well deserved. Her world-class research routinely intersects with pressing matters...
🌟Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Cobey @uOttawaMed and @heartinstitute for receiving the 2024 The John Maddox Prize - Early Career Award! 🔬🦠🫁🧠🫀 #uOttawa #Medicine #Research #MaddoxPrize
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🌟Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Cobey @uOttawaMed and @heartinstitute for receiving the 2024 The John Maddox Prize - Early Career Award! 🔬🦠🫁🧠🫀 #uOttawa #Medicine #Research #MaddoxPrize
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The 2025 CAS Research Program is now open! With over $210K in funding from @carfupdate, we're supporting vital research with section grants and new subspecialty awards. Submit by Jan 10, 2025! Full details and awards at https://t.co/XrVqEZvnPl
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Look at the reaction of grown men who have played football for decades and are at the top of their profession watching Saquon Barkley do something they have never seen before.
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There are a number of American states to which my family will not travel. Let’s hope we don’t have to extend that to the whole country.
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That’s … a lot.
Over 3 seasons, the annual training volume averaged 1379 hours a year. This quates to an average of 3 hours 45 minutes training every day for 3 years straight 🤯 https://t.co/BoFAuUKC5G
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I’ve been slowly running this path 5-7 days a week for about 5 years. Endorse.
Top training tip 1: If you’re not within 0.5% of best athletes in the world and haven’t a hope of getting there, train the way you enjoy training.
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Concerning TNF inhibitors associated with 36% increased risk of inflammatory CNS diseases, especially demyelinating diseases
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This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the risk of new-onset inflammatory central nervous system diseases after tumor necrosis factor–inhibitor treatment for autoimmune disease.
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More guidance on GLP-1RAs in the perioperative period.
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A moment of silence in the Ontario Legislature after MPP @solmamakwa shared the sad news that Senator Murray Sinclair has died. Sinclair was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and one of Canada’s most respected people.
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See earlier post re: getting back to the gym.
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RIP Quincy Jones - the legendary music producer has passed away aged 91. In addition to winning 28 Grammy Awards for his work as a producer, Jones was also the recipient of an Academy Award and an Emmy. Quincy is filmed here giving "the best advice I ever got"
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