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First (known) human case of EEE reported in Ottawa:

🚨NEW: More than 100 people die from mpox in one week as outbreak spirals across Africa. The most recent fatalities account for almost 15 per cent of all deaths reported this year. Sarah Newey has the latest. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

We are unlikely to get all the answers we'd like about the mysterious #H5 #birdflu case in Missouri. No clues yet on how the person caught it from the on-the-ground investigation & a full genetic sequence is probably out of reach, CDC suggests. statnews.com/2024/09/12/h5-…

CDC update on last week's human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri: - No contact with wild birds, domestic poultry, cattle or other wildlife - No consumption of any raw dairy products - A close contact was sick at the same time but was not tested for bird flu

The plot thickens: CDC says a close contact of the Missouri #H5 #birdflu case was sick at the same time but wasn't tested. Not clear why that info wasn't shared Thurs during an hour-long press briefing when CDC said Missouri was looking like a "one-off" case.

I get constant press releases announcing new ways that AI will revolutionize medicine. The reality is murkier. Great read from Globe’s Joe Castaldo & Sean Silcoff on how bold promises don’t always lead to big payoffs — at least not yet: theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

A study on Chartwatch, an artificial intelligence system in use at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, shows the tool led to a striking 26 per cent drop in the number of unexpected deaths. cbc.ca/news/health/ai…

Can AI predict when you’re about to die? A new CMAJ study found an artificial intelligence system being used at a downtown Toronto hospital helped cut unexpected deaths by 26% — and the researchers now hope to expand its use. New from me: cbc.ca/news/health/ai…

#AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds. Researchers say early warning system Chartwatch, launched in 2020 at St. Michael's Hospital, is 'saving lives,' by Lauren Pelley cbc.ca/news/health/ai… via @cbcnews

AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds by Lauren Pelley for CBC News Find the research article in this issue of CMAJ➡️ cmaj.ca/content/196/30… cbc.ca/news/health/ai…

AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian cbc.ca/news/health/ai… by Lauren Pelley "It's not replacing the nurse at the bedside; it's actually enhancing your nursing care." From study: "Implementing a machine learning–based early warning system in the GIM unit

There's a new generation of women scientists shining a spotlight on the mysteries of pregnancy (What causes HG? How does pregnancy change the brain?) and it's great to see, given how little we know about something that can impact, oh, half the population. abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSto…

No words. Just, read it.

NEW: Health Canada has authorized Moderna’s Spikevax (KP.2 variant) #COVID19 vaccine. More: covid-vaccine.canada.ca/spikevax/produ…

There’s a range of products now rolling out to protect against #RSV infections, from vaccines for older adults to monoclonal antibody shots for infants. But this fall, how to get access depends on where you live. My latest breaks down what’s available: cbc.ca/news/health/rs…