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Louise Gagnon

@writemed

Medical reporter born and raised in Montreal. Currently based in Ottawa. Frequent contributor to @Medscape Medical News and @AuntMinnie

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Joined February 2011
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#BlueJays #Toronto #Canada Swing for the fences on Oct 31st. #Halloween2025. All of Canada is behind you! ❤️ @BlueJays
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Race affects the degree of risk of having breast cancer and the risk of mortality. @JeanSeely @checkupcbc
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Seulement entre toi et moi…RIP Myles Goodwyn. 🌺
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Serena is the GOAT. #USOpentennis
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Monkeypox Case Count Reaches 300 in Canada medscape.com/viewarticle/976… via @medscape #monkeypox #vaccination Thank you @zchagla for your input
Monkeypox Case Count Reaches 300 in Canada

Monkeypox Case Count Reaches 300 in Canada

The federal government is working closely with the provinces to ensure that vaccinations to prevent the spread of monkeypox are being administered, particularly in high-risk groups.

medscape.com
Lots of learnings in pediatric ophthalmology at today’s Jack Crawford Day virtual conference. @SickKidsNews @OphthTimes #Ophthalmology #Paediatric #ophthalmologists #optometrists
Thanks @CARadiologists for the retweets of @AuntMinnie coverage of #CAR2022 !
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Sorry to see vegetarian restaurant The Table close its doors. @Wellington_West
In light of decreased hospital admissions and decreased duration of patients in ICUs in Ontario related to Covid, would it not seem wise to maintain the vaccine passport system and use this opportunity to address the backlog of non-Covid medical concerns? @CBCOntarioToday
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When a convoy of vehicles led by a dump truck tried to drive through Marika Morris's downtown Ottawa neighbourhood, she and a few others decided to stand on the road and block their path. Here's why. #OttNews cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/do…
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My second day playing Wordle. 😊
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Thank you @Medscape @writemed for the interview! Intercostal Nerve Block Cuts Opioids After Thoracic Surgery medscape.com/viewarticle/963… via @medscape
Intercostal Nerve Block Cuts Opioids After Thoracic Surgery

Intercostal Nerve Block Cuts Opioids After Thoracic Surgery

Intercostal nerve block reduced pain and decreased opioid use in patients who had undergone thoracic surgery, a new meta-analysis shows.

medscape.com
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Thanks @l_farland for the interview to discuss the increased risk of incident stroke in women with endometriosis. Interesting work! @ReprodMed #ASRM2021
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Voted 🗳 today in #Elxn44 in Ottawa West Nepean. Please exercise your democratic right. 🇨🇦
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Canvassing today for my federal Liberal MP ⁦@anitavandenbeld⁩ #GOTV 👍🇨🇦
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Ottawa is YOW and Montreal is YUL. @CBCHereandNow
An illustration of data sharing to potentially improve health outcomes. Thanks @MazurowskiPhD and thought leaders at @CARadiologists
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We’re in the midst of a broad movement toward data sharing and advanced data analytics in medical research. @writemed reports on a great example in breast cancer screening. #DataSharing @budamat @MazurowskiPhD wb.md/3sHQq7O
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Got my second dose! #vaccine
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