Michael Multan, MD

Excited to share this paper I worked on surveying resident perceptions of autopsy education in Canadian pathology programs @forensicpathmd @alakijap @CanadianForMed @AJFMP @CAPACP #PathTwitter journals.lww.com/amjforensicmed…

Another huge medical achievement from our very own @UHN 🇨🇦🔥 A Toronto man lived with HIV for 27 years. Then he got leukemia and that diagnosis may have just cured him of both. His doctors found a bone marrow donor carrying CCR5-Δ32, a rare mutation in ~1% of people of European descent. HIV hijacks immune cells through the CCR5 receptor. If you don't have it, the virus has no door. The transplant replaced his entire immune system with one HIV can't infect. He stopped antiretroviral therapy in July 2025. As of today, HIV is undetectable by the most sensitive assays available. No viral reservoir. No immune response to HIV. Nine months clean. He would be the 11th person in history to possibly be cured of HIV. HIV cure is possible. We just proved it again at @UHN Proud of the team at @UHN and @UofT ! Source: uhn.ca/corporate/News…

Last summer I really began having fun in the kitchen, and this summer I want to take that joy and turn it into some fundraising and creating healthy recipes I can share with others for a good cause. apronsainaction.crowdchange.ca/page/mmultan

A historic moment for Canada! 🚀 Artemis II launched at 6:35 pm (ET). CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen becomes the first Canadian to lift off for a mission around the Moon. Make sure to follow us to stay updated during the next 10 days!  🌕

🎨📚 The art behind your medical textbooks. Medical illustrator James Perkins helped create visuals for major titles like Robbins Pathologic. He shares how science, research, and art come together to teach generations of physicians. 🔗 ow.ly/WHwI50YqfzL

We're fine with supervised consumption sites for alcohol - called bars - who call 911 if someone passes out - but if someone's using drugs - they should do it in an alley, school park or Tim's bathroom. Come any night to ER - alcohol is the main wrecking ball. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Ontario is planning to create a provincewide electronic medical record system for primary care, more than two decades after the government first embarked on what became a scandal-plagued eHealth project. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/19/ont…

If you missed our #TemertyMed Talks – From Promise to Practice: AI in Medicine, Five Years On – with André Picard and Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, you can still watch the recording. Register here to receive a link: bit.ly/4luoMqj.

Harm reduction saves lives. The Ontario government's decision to cut all public funding for supervised consumption sites in the province is a deadly policy decision that will result in more deaths from overdoses. Supervised consumption sites are a healthcare service for people who use drugs. To deny and defund medically necessary healthcare services in the toxic drug crisis environment is abhorrent and deeply unjust.

Sponsored: “The science has helped to drive the message that obesity is a biological disease and not the result of a lack of willpower,” says Dr. Wharton, an internal medicine physician with a focus on obesity.

.@lavisjn recently provided a pre-recorded presentation about how AI-enabled guideline developers can leverage the global public goods being created by ESIC at a workshop hosted by the GIN Australian New Zealand as part of Living Evidence 2026 ow.ly/M88i50YpExe

France made it illegal for supermarkets to throw away edible food. In 2016, France became the first country to require large supermarkets to donate unsold food instead of destroying it. The law applies to stores larger than about 4,305 square feet (400 square meters), which must partner with charities to redistribute food that is still safe to eat. The policy was introduced to address a growing contradiction: while millions of people experience food insecurity, large amounts of perfectly edible food were being discarded every year. In some cases, supermarkets even poured bleach on food in dumpsters to prevent people from taking it. Under the law, supermarkets are prohibited from deliberately spoiling unsold food. Edible products must be donated to charities and food banks so they can reach people in need, while food that is no longer suitable for human consumption can be redirected to animal feed or composting. Food waste remains a major global issue. France generates about 7.1 million tons (6.4 million metric tonnes) of food waste annually, while worldwide roughly 2.9 trillion pounds (1.3 billion metric tonnes) of food are wasted each year. The legislation is part of a broader national goal to cut food waste in half, supported by education campaigns in schools and businesses and changes across food supply chains. Supporters say the law helps address both environmental damage and food insecurity, while critics argue it does not fully tackle the deeper problem of overproduction in the global food system. Since the law was introduced, several European countries have explored similar policies to reduce waste and redirect edible food. It leaves an important question for the rest of the world: if food is still edible, should it ever be thrown away?

Daylight saving time disrupts circadian rhythm & cognitive health.

One of the most beautiful lines I have read “Half the World are Women. The other half are their children” - Efu Nyaki #InternationalWomensDay

I'm not suprised by this as a growing number of people in my family & friends are doing the same. For the record, I stopped drinking socially on Oct. 1. Haven't had any alcohol since. Evidence informed my decision. cbc.ca/news/canada/al… @DorisGrinspun @LhamoDolkar2023 @WHO

Is the music you listen to made by a human? @VassB from @CanSHIELDInst joins us to talk about why regulation is needed as the music industry changes its tune towards AI #music #ArtificialIntelligence #cdnpoli #AI

Portable MRI gives surgeon ‘instant feedback’ during brain tumour surgery LHSC team first in the world to use device during pituitary tumour surgery. lfpress.com/news/local-new… via @lfpress

Nearly HALF of unfilled Canadian family medicine residencies are in Quebec, data reveals. Quebec’s system for family doctors is discouraging new physicians from entering the field, Montreal’s association of family doctors warns. montrealgazette.com/news/majority-…

This is unfathomably absurd. 1) Fabricate a teaching case on neonatal opioid toxicity 2) Publish it as though it is a real case report 3) Watch it get cited in a court case and a doctoral thesis 4) Years later, casually admit in a taxi: “Oh, we made it up.”

Grateful for the coverage of our study on GLP-1 drugs and addiction by @ScienceMagazine science.org/content/articl…

@PaulSaxMD @NEJM I’ve thought about this over the years - particularly as it pertains to facial hair. People are required to be clean shaved day of for the testing, and yet, a good majority of people don’t shave every day, negating the seal/fit day to day.

Hey look! @nejm moved my writing to a new spot. Here's the first post, a rant about a particularly annoying requirement for those of us in work in hospitals (link below) 1/3