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Erik Greb

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Erik is a health editor for Canada and Australia at Medscape.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 1d

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities make up more than 1 in 5 patients who have been in mental health beds in Ontario for 1 year or more. New data suggest that these patients' support needs are going unmet. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Adults With IDD Make Up 1 in 5 Long-Stay Psych Inpatients

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities make up 22% of psychiatric inpatients who stay in the hospital for a year or longer, according to new research.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 2d

The family physician shortage in Alberta goes beyond the problem of fewer doctors providing services and includes patient factors that demand more time and resources, a new study revealed. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Alberta’s Family Doctor Shortage Involves More Than Numbers

Sicker, more complex patients, limited funding for team-based care, and fewer medical school students choosing family medicine are among the factors affecting the shortage.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 6d

A new Medscape survey of 1000+ Canadian physicians shows a sharp generational split on retirement: younger doctors expect to leave medicine earlier due to burnout, while older colleagues see medicine as their identity and plan to work much longer. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Most Canadian Physicians Envision Working Past Age 60 Years

Almost 30% of survey respondents expect to leave medicine in their 70s.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 9d

The Canadian Medical Association and the Association of Faculties of Medicine announced the transition from a joint US-Canada medical school accreditation system to a wholly Canadian system. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Canada Breaks From US on Accreditation of Medical Schools

Canada is transitioning from a method of joint US-Canada medical school accreditation to a purely Canadian accreditation system.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 12d

If your patient has type 2 diabetes, then you can recommend daily behaviors that will improve their cardiometabolic health. Listen to the new episode of Medical Mentor, in which @drkevinfernando reviews these behaviors. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Improving Cardiometabolic Health in Type 2 Diabetes

Primary care physicians can counsel patients with type 2 diabetes about daily behaviors that have cardiometabolic benefits for them.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 13d

Mount Gambier is only one symptom of the widening cracks in Australia's healthcare system. This crisis results from systemic underfunding and a lack of long-term planning, writes Dr. Toby Gardner. How do we resolve this crisis? www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Primary Care in Rural Australia: A System Under Strain

A massive deficit in healthcare funding implies that the life of a rural patient is worth less than the life of an urban patient.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 13d

Even though French is an official language in Canada, "getting care in French is almost impossible" for Francophone patients in the western provinces, said Nour Enayeh, executive director of RésoSanté. What solutions to this public health problem have been proposed? www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Healthcare in French Difficult to Access in Western Canada

A federal investment may improve access to healthcare for Francophones in Western Canada, and parallel initiatives are underway.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 16d

Ontario has launched a $12M Health Innovation Pathway to speed adoption of new health tech. Early projects include AI-powered eye screening, digital wound care, surgical navigation, and new abdominal supports. Designed to get innovation to patients faster. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Ontario Promotes the Adoption of New Health Technologies

Ontario Health and the Ministry of Health have partnered to bring new health technologies to Canada’s healthcare system more quickly.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 20d

Advances in neonatal care have improved survival and heightened the need to understand long-term outcomes. During their first five years, children born prematurely have significant morbidity and medication needs, new data suggest. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Data Underscore Premature Infants’ Poor Childhood Outcomes

Advances in neonatal care heighten the importance of understanding premature infants’ major health needs.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 29d

In Canada, climate change is increasing the incidence of mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile virus. How is Ontario adjusting its surveillance and intervention strategies to deal with this challenge? @isaacbogoch.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Is Ontario Prepared for More West Nile Virus Cases?

When it comes to West Nile virus, warming temperatures and changing bird migration spell trouble for Ontario residents.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · 29d

Black adolescents with psychological distress are less likely to report using mental health care than their White counterparts, data suggest. “We need to make sure that our mental health system is working for everyone,” said researcher Mercedes Sobers. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Black Teens Use Mental Health Services Less Than White Teens

Mental health professionals suggest that stigma and lack of culturally competent care are barriers to mental health care for Black adolescents.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Sep 8

Depression impairs a patient's ability to actively avoid unpleasant events, new data suggest. What guidance can the study offer clinicians who seek to help their patients with depression? www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Depression Curbs Ability to Actively Avoid Unpleasant Events

Depression in young patients is linked to difficulty in taking action to avoid something unpleasant, while the ability to withdraw and not act remains intact.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Sep 5

Lung cancer isn’t just a smoker’s disease. Up to 25% of Canadian cases affect nonsmokers — many diagnosed late because they aren’t screened. Researchers say awareness & earlier detection are critical. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Lung Cancer Rises in Nonsmokers, Experts Call for Screening

Lung cancer researchers are emphasizing the importance of combating the misconception that only smokers are at risk for lung cancer.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Aug 29

Lifeblood's new donation criteria will mean that around 626,500 more people will now be eligible to donate plasma in Australia, data suggest. Gay and bisexual men can now donate without undergoing a waiting period after sexual activity. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Australian Plasma Service Drops Sexual Activity Wait Times

Australian blood supplier Lifeblood drops sexual activity wait times for most plasma donations and adopts gender-neutral sexual activity questions for blood donors.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Aug 28

Manitoba's Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit was associated with improved birth and early development outcomes. But as inflation rose, the cash benefit stayed the same, and the association with improved outcomes weakened. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Manitoba Maternal Benefit Program Improves Infant Health

A monthly stipend for pregnant women with low-income benefits children up to kindergarten age, provided the stipend keeps up with inflation, data suggest.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Aug 25

The publication of the 2021 Canadian guidance on prescribing methadone was associated with higher starting doses and a decrease in monotherapy. The provision of rapid dose titration, however, has remained limited. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Canada’s Methadone Prescribing Changes With Drug Supply

Canadian doctors are using higher methadone doses without rapid titration, risking loss to follow up and fentanyl overdose, researchers say.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Aug 15

GPs across Australia are taking on an expanded role in diagnosing and treating ADHD. While this policy change may help reduce treatment delays, it also entails risks, as pediatricians and psychiatrists say. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Australian GPs Gain Expanded Role in Treating ADHD

Some specialists urge caution about relying too heavily on general practitioners to diagnose and treat ADHD.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Aug 13

Japanese encephalitis virus is spreading in Australia. Experts are calling for increased awareness of this potentially dangerous disease. Protection against mosquitoes, which bear the virus, is encouraged. @mozziebites.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Japanese Encephalitis Continues to Spread in Australia

The Japanese encephalitis virus, once confined to the far north, is now threatening Australia’s cities, and public awareness is lagging.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Aug 12

What's the biggest obstacle to the use of the most effective form of contraception? Recent data from British Columbia suggest that it's cost. Full reimbursement was associated with an increase in LARC uptake. @drlschummers.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Long-Acting Contraception Rates Rose 49% With No-Cost Policy

Data suggest the importance of removing the cost barrier for the most effective form of contraception as Canada debates birth-control coverage policies, researchers say.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Aug 1

Two medical students at the University of Ottawa created a program that allows med students to support the services that community organizations provide. It highlights the importance of social determinants of health. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Student-Led Initiative Promotes Social Medicine in Canada

Medical students in Ottawa have created a strategy to help fellow students learn about the challenges that disadvantaged communities face.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Jul 22

Because of neglect, inaccessible resources, and lack of cultural sensitivity, Canada’s Indigenous population still faces major disparities in heart and stroke care. What is being done to reduce these disparities? www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Indigenous Canadians Lack Access to Cardiologic, Stroke Care

Indigenous Canadians face long-standing neglect by the medical system, lack of access to quality healthcare, and worse cardiovascular and stroke outcomes.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Jul 18

ED visits for concussion have increased substantially in the past 10 years, but patients facing greater material deprivation are much less likely to seek care. What are the recent data and their clinical implications? @shannonscratch.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Care Seeking for Concussion Varies by Material Deprivation

Children with fewer advantages are much less likely than their peers to visit an emergency department after a concussion, data suggest.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Jul 16

Canada is facing rising infectious disease rates — and US cuts to CDC data are making it harder to track and respond. Experts warn this could impair pandemic readiness and fuel health misinformation across the border. Read more. @amykaler.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

US Cuts Injure Canada’s Infectious Disease Surveillance

Are cuts to US health and research budgets a chronicle of a Canadian communicable disease crisis foretold?

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Jul 3

The STRIDE trial illustrates the significant benefits that semaglutide has for patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. This therapy could improve quality and quantity of life in these patients, says @drkevinfernando.bsky.social. #diabetes www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Semaglutide Has Found Its STRIDE

The STRIDE trial has laid the foundation for a paradigm shift in how we use GLP-1 RAs for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease.

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Erik Greb @medscapeerik.bsky.social · Jun 27

The Aunties Within Reach partnership, which is supported by CIHR, uses a community-integrated care model to provide reproductive health services to Indigenous communities in the Wood Buffalo region of Alberta. @smontesanti.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Partnership Promotes Indigenous Mothers’ Reproductive Health

A partnership in Alberta reflects efforts by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to improve Indigenous health trajectories.

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