Miriam Berchuk MD

I’m very excited to announce that our Osteoarthritis Optimization research study has launched and that we’re recruiting patients in Calgary. People are often perplexed by an anesthesiologist certified in @ObesityMedicine #ABOM. It’s true that there aren’t many of us.

Really important work coming out of @UCalgary Domestic violence isn’t just a “women’s issue” and solutions to address it need to come from multiple levels and areas of government. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column…

@broadwaybabyto Have you been in touch with Dr Kaela Jubas at the University of Calgary? She’s currently doing research on “persistent maskers” and why they choose to continue to do so.

If you’re a doctor or healthcare worker who’s masking consistently for yourself and your patients - I would love to connect about an article I’m writing! If comfortable sharing - could you give a short explanation as to WHY you’re masking when most colleagues have stopped?

@MichaelMindrum Superimposed on the underlying inflammation and hypercoagulability related to multiple Covid infections.

This past month I have seen a frightening number of complicated heart attacks among 40 year olds. My sense is that we will begin to see a growing wave of "premature" CAD related to the rising tide of metabolic illness in our youth.

Wow. Incredibly compelling argument made for greater diversity in operating rooms. Congrats @halletjulie on your study and to you and @SarooSharda_MD on a brilliant interview.

@martykendall2 @MichaelMindrum @MichaelMossC @DoctorChrisVT One of the organizers may be able to help. @drjenunwin Can people watch having not registered in advance?

@MiriamBerchuk @MichaelMindrum @MichaelMossC @DoctorChrisVT Nice. How can I access the recordings?

Fascinating study reveals how tobacco companies pivoted to hyperpalatable foods when cigarette sales declined. Using the same tactics, they've reshaped the food industry! Now, all food brands must engineer for maximum consumption to compete. 🍔🍟 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad… #FoodIndustry #Health #Nutrition

@MichaelMindrum @martykendall2 I just watched the recording of the International Food Addiction Consensus Conference. @MichaelMossC @DoctorChrisVT described the role and culpability of industry extremely well. twitter.com/drjenunwin/sta…

@martykendall2 Have you read “hooked” by moss? I thought it offered a good description of all this

@cfrangou *blame

@cfrangou The inevitable diversion of Human Resources from public to private. Can’t claim them. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

@janephilpott @FionaMattatall @globeandmail It’s not clear to most of the public why it’s so hard to find a family doctor these days. The politicians like to point fingers and assign blame, muddying the conversation. Here’s a front line account that captures the reality perfectly. @torontolife torontolife.com/city/family-do…

Thnx @globeandmail for publishing this theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… The path to better health care doesn’t require further recommendations re how it should be fixed. It requires political leadership. Governing is not theoretical. The job of politicians is to implement actual solutions

So excited about this podcast regarding LIPEDEMA My @DrKarlNadolsky and I spoke with Dr. Amron, a lipedema specialist surgeon, all about the diagnosis and treatment of a condition that is commonly misdiagnosed as obesity. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/docsw…

@DrNadolsky @DrKarlNadolsky Present in ~10% of women. Just touched on quickly in the podcast, but early stages may be within “healthy” BMI range and yet still experience pain/heaviness, swelling, easy bruising. More awareness needed among HCPs and screening should occur in all women with these symptoms.

Who is watching #TheGentlemenNetflix ? More importantly, has @dieworkwear done an analysis for us yet of the men’s fashion wear?

@theturner @andrew_leach If the UCP was truly concerned about “protecting children”, they’d institute legislation/regulation around density of liquor stores, including opening hours. Our liquor store density is shameful, not an advantage. lawnow.org/influence-liqu…

@andrew_leach You stop to buy liquor in a random strip mall along the way, or will you wait till the whim strikes at midnight or even later?

Alberta Advantage: 6:20pm on a Thursday evening, I decided to go renew my driver's license. It's 6:50pm, I'm home and it's done.

@MikeHaddadMD All the research in this area clearly demonstrates that permanent daylight savings time leads to worse population health. We need sunlight in the morning more than we need it in the evening. Unfortunately, as with most things, expert opinion will likely be disregarded.

I wrote about antisemitism here & why it is just and important to call it out even amid horrific suffering in Gaza. Jewish fear in Canada is well founded and deserving of a voice. It hurts no one to listen. thestar.com/opinion/star-c… via @torontostar

My jaw just dropped at this statement. I’ve never stopped to think of it this way, but a significant proportion of my mental bandwidth gets taken up at working deciding how to say things “the right way”.

Check out the next ⁦@IPTN_Canada⁩ conference.

@picardonhealth Who could have foreseen that not all parents were going to be able to remain home or would choose to remain home for the days to weeks necessary to clear EColi? Predictably, there is now secondary spread at new daycares. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

As the #Ecoli outbreak in Calgary daycares (declared Sept 4) continues to grow worse (337 cases and counting), here is a thread featuring some of the commentary about what went wrong.

Excited for this upcoming virtual conference “Remission is Possible for Type 2 Diabetes: Navigating the Complexities of a Food-First Approach” presented by the ⁦@IPTN_Canada⁩ ubccpd.ca/learn/learning…