Andrea Boggild, MD
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@BoggildLab
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto // Medical Director, Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital // #NTDs #EDIIA @UHN @UofT
A short tweetorial in honor of #WorldLeprosyDay today. Leprosy is a stigmatizing infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which affects skin, peripheral nerves & eyes, leading to disfigurement & disability if not treated. See primer for MDs: cmaj.ca/content/170/1/… 1/7
BMJ:🔔 Every additional half-serving of dairy milk a day is linked to a 9% increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, an 11% increased risk of dying from cancer, and an 11% increased risk of all-cause mortality. 🤔 Journal: bmj.com/content/367/bm… @_atanas_
The “wing-heeled” traveler has been published in the Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine & Vaccines (TDTMV) journal! A very interesting and informative paper about mercury intoxication syndrome: rdcu.be/b1Tnr @BoggildLab @BioMedCentral
❗️Publication alert❗️Out from @WHO : “Environmental health risks” in the newly updated “International Travel & Health” guidance. Honoured to have contributed to this second of many modules to come 👉 iris.who.int/handle/10665/3…. Increasingly important with extreme climatalogic events
Environmental Illnesses Of Travel. A most rivetting read for general and specific interest, from 2020. 👍⭐🤗💫💯👏👏👏👏👏 Prof Andrea @BoggildLab Important considerations for travel preparedness in all seasons and extreme climates worldwide. blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-health/2020…
❗️Publication alert❗️Out from @WHO: evidence review of aircraft disinsection efficacy, safety & tolerability 👉 iris.who.int/handle/10665/3…. Honored to have led this systematic review & 🙌 to🔥team @MichaelKlowak @zainahmad_99 @candicceerm @mercedes_rj @jahmarhawk + Greg & Asal👏
1/19 Hope you can take a break from COVID-19 & Mpox reading for a Tuesday tweetorial on Eosinophilia in the Returned Traveler. This has taken me all of pandemic to push out but with planes in the sky, now is the time to be prepared😊 Buckle up for some serious tissue invasion🪱
❗️Just what you’ve been waiting for❗️Sunday @BoggildLab #Tweetorial on Fever in the Returning Traveler!! 🤒✈️🏝🏖💉🦟🌞Buckle up, friends 😊🙏🙏 @MedTweetorials @AcademicChatter #AcademicChatter #MedTweetorials #Fever #Travel #VectorBorneDisease #VaccinesWork 1/23
❗️Call for papers❗️Honoured & delighted to be co-Editing the @FrontiersIn Nutrition research topic “Food as Medicine” with super⭐️ colleague @MicaelaKarlsen of @ACLifeMed🙏 Deadline extended to Sept! See link👇& send your work!🙏 frontiersin.org/research-topic… #nutrition #medicine
I snapped a photo of this on the wall of a healthy restaurant a few years ago. It's just as relevant today as it was then. #healthyeating #healthyfood #health
