Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
@placentadoc.bsky.social
Associate Professor of OBGYN.
MFM Clinician-Researcher (placenta & cardiometabolic health) at Western University, London (the one in Ontario)
“Overburdened with mitochondrial challenges”
Placentavangelist.
Opinions are my own.
MFM Clinician-Researcher (placenta & cardiometabolic health) at Western University, London (the one in Ontario)
“Overburdened with mitochondrial challenges”
Placentavangelist.
Opinions are my own.
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LHSCRI scientists part of worldwide study to better predict preeclampsia
LHSCRI scientists part of worldwide study to better predict preeclampsia.
www.lhscri.ca
LHSCRI scientists part of worldwide study to better predict preeclampsia
Check out this profile of some of the research I’m involved with!
Check out this profile of some of the research I’m involved with!
Just enrolled 2 patients in 2 weeks for a study which closes recruitment at the end of December, after only recruiting 1 patient since enrolment began. The research nurse & I cheered, then sent our apologies to our regional PI for being such last-minute chaos goblins 😬
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Just enrolled 2 patients in 2 weeks for a study which closes recruitment at the end of December, after only recruiting 1 patient since enrolment began. The research nurse & I cheered, then sent our apologies to our regional PI for being such last-minute chaos goblins 😬
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"While all provinces and territories offer school-based HPV vaccination programs, experts say more needs to be done to boost uptake. Data from 2023 suggests coverage for two doses among 14-year-olds was around 65 per cent, well below the 90 per cent target" @bachynski.bsky.social
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing - Toronto Star
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing
New figures from Canadian Cancer Society confirm a troubling trend. “It’s frustrating to see this happen for a cancer that is completely preventable.”
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"While all provinces and territories offer school-based HPV vaccination programs, experts say more needs to be done to boost uptake. Data from 2023 suggests coverage for two doses among 14-year-olds was around 65 per cent, well below the 90 per cent target" @bachynski.bsky.social
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing - Toronto Star
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing
New figures from Canadian Cancer Society confirm a troubling trend. “It’s frustrating to see this happen for a cancer that is completely preventable.”
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing - Toronto Star
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
Did you know Makary is using 45 year old, 34 year old, and 29 year old observational studies to spread disinformation about MHT? Ignoring newer, far better quality data is misogyny open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Vintage Data, Modern Misinformation:
The FDA’s use of outdated studies and Makary’s inaccurate all-cause mortality claim, explained
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Did you know Makary is using 45 year old, 34 year old, and 29 year old observational studies to spread disinformation about MHT? Ignoring newer, far better quality data is misogyny open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
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Obit from @thesicktimes.org by Alice’s friend @mileswgriffis.bsky.social thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51 - The Sick Times
Alice Wong platformed and uplifted people with Long COVID in her final chapter as a lifelong disability advocate and storyteller.
thesicktimes.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Obit from @thesicktimes.org by Alice’s friend @mileswgriffis.bsky.social thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
“With so many marginalized communities, we’re basically the oracles…we’re the ones who see shit before it happens.” In June 2020, I interviewed Alice Wong for TVU before she lost her ability to speak. I asked her how she’d first learned of SARS-CoV-2. She began with the 2016 election of Trump:
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
“With so many marginalized communities, we’re basically the oracles…we’re the ones who see shit before it happens.” In June 2020, I interviewed Alice Wong for TVU before she lost her ability to speak. I asked her how she’d first learned of SARS-CoV-2. She began with the 2016 election of Trump:
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
If you have or have had Tri-Council funding you, too, may be concerned about this Parliamentary Committee request for confidential data.
Also, these clowns asked for 5 years of data on applications from everyone from MA students to Canada Research Chairs in... an excel spreadsheet. 15 days notice.
Also, these clowns asked for 5 years of data on applications from everyone from MA students to Canada Research Chairs in... an excel spreadsheet. 15 days notice.
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
docs.google.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
If you have or have had Tri-Council funding you, too, may be concerned about this Parliamentary Committee request for confidential data.
Also, these clowns asked for 5 years of data on applications from everyone from MA students to Canada Research Chairs in... an excel spreadsheet. 15 days notice.
Also, these clowns asked for 5 years of data on applications from everyone from MA students to Canada Research Chairs in... an excel spreadsheet. 15 days notice.
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
Last week an indigenous student at my local high school was suspended for an Insta post strongly criticizing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Read & sign if you think the school has no business policing students’ political views (or language on social media…)
openletter.earth/petition-to-...
openletter.earth/petition-to-...
Petition to revoke the suspension of Sunny Picard
openletter.earth
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Last week an indigenous student at my local high school was suspended for an Insta post strongly criticizing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Read & sign if you think the school has no business policing students’ political views (or language on social media…)
openletter.earth/petition-to-...
openletter.earth/petition-to-...
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
"The risk of long COVID was 36% lower in adolescents vaccinated within 6 months before their first infection than in their unvaccinated peers..." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"The risk of long COVID was 36% lower in adolescents vaccinated within 6 months before their first infection than in their unvaccinated peers..." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won’t stop posting about
The depressing part: this isn’t satire. It is simply a fact-based Q&A.
The depressing part: this isn’t satire. It is simply a fact-based Q&A.
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won't stop posting about
You have probably seen your right wing family and friends post a lot about ostriches lately. And, since you don’t follow Rebel News and a lot of twitter accounts with fucktrudeau and fringeminorty in ...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won’t stop posting about
The depressing part: this isn’t satire. It is simply a fact-based Q&A.
The depressing part: this isn’t satire. It is simply a fact-based Q&A.
As young women turn to social media for birth control advice, doctors try to counter misinformation
As young women turn to social media for birth control advice, doctors try to counter misinformation
Some women are quitting hormonal birth control, even though they're not ready for pregnancy. Doctors warn some may be swayed by misleading medical claims online.
www.npr.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
As young women turn to social media for birth control advice, doctors try to counter misinformation
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
A study with data from ~14 million children shows that COVID19 infection is significantly more harmful to kids’ hearts than the vaccine.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A study with data from ~14 million children shows that COVID19 infection is significantly more harmful to kids’ hearts than the vaccine.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
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Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
"But the specialists with whom Mother Jones spoke said that Monday’s panel, which included doctors with robust social media presences, had at times overstated both the negative health effects of menopause and the science on the benefits of hormone replacement therapy"
Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"But the specialists with whom Mother Jones spoke said that Monday’s panel, which included doctors with robust social media presences, had at times overstated both the negative health effects of menopause and the science on the benefits of hormone replacement therapy"
How Wellness and Beauty Influencers Can Be Part of an Alt-Right Pipeline for Teen Girls
The "womanosphere" is coming for teen girls.
The "womanosphere" is coming for teen girls.
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
How Wellness and Beauty Influencers Can Be Part of an Alt-Right Pipeline for Teen Girls
The "womanosphere" is coming for teen girls.
The "womanosphere" is coming for teen girls.
‘The ward felt like a prison. What had I let them do?’: how my daughter was crushed by a health service meant to help her
“Ruth was 14 years old & being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act…How did the system we trusted…fail us so tragically?”
“Ruth was 14 years old & being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act…How did the system we trusted…fail us so tragically?”
‘The ward felt like a prison. What had I let them do?’: how my daughter was crushed by a health service meant to help her
Ruth was 14 years old and being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act. She wasn’t allowed to see her family for more than a few hours a week. Ho...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
‘The ward felt like a prison. What had I let them do?’: how my daughter was crushed by a health service meant to help her
“Ruth was 14 years old & being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act…How did the system we trusted…fail us so tragically?”
“Ruth was 14 years old & being treated for an eating disorder when she died after being detained under the Mental Health Act…How did the system we trusted…fail us so tragically?”
I tried out the Mamdani slogan generator and this is what I came up with 🤷🏼♀️
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November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I tried out the Mamdani slogan generator and this is what I came up with 🤷🏼♀️
homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
An awful lot of the discourse about AI in medicine amounts to "[valid criticism] but they're working that out."
The people who say they're working that out are selling you something. If a pharmaceutical company told you survival is worse "but we're working it out," would you advocate for that drug?
The people who say they're working that out are selling you something. If a pharmaceutical company told you survival is worse "but we're working it out," would you advocate for that drug?
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
An awful lot of the discourse about AI in medicine amounts to "[valid criticism] but they're working that out."
The people who say they're working that out are selling you something. If a pharmaceutical company told you survival is worse "but we're working it out," would you advocate for that drug?
The people who say they're working that out are selling you something. If a pharmaceutical company told you survival is worse "but we're working it out," would you advocate for that drug?
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
As I've said time and time again, I am not anti-AI, I am not a Luddite. What I am is someone who knows this technology is not magic and who believes we should evaluate it on its CURRENT MERITS and not on what we assume is possible because we don't understand it.
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As I've said time and time again, I am not anti-AI, I am not a Luddite. What I am is someone who knows this technology is not magic and who believes we should evaluate it on its CURRENT MERITS and not on what we assume is possible because we don't understand it.
Placental Morphology and Metabolomic Profile in Uncomplicated Metabolically Healthy Obese Pregnancy
The latest publication from our research team, demonstrating key differences in placental morphology & metabolic function between healthy term pregnancies with & without obesity
The latest publication from our research team, demonstrating key differences in placental morphology & metabolic function between healthy term pregnancies with & without obesity
www.mdpi.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Placental Morphology and Metabolomic Profile in Uncomplicated Metabolically Healthy Obese Pregnancy
The latest publication from our research team, demonstrating key differences in placental morphology & metabolic function between healthy term pregnancies with & without obesity
The latest publication from our research team, demonstrating key differences in placental morphology & metabolic function between healthy term pregnancies with & without obesity
Drimonis: How about we 'first do no harm' to our doctors?
Shouldn’t the profession's guiding principle, attributed to Hippocrates, also apply to the well-being of the physicians themselves?
Shouldn’t the profession's guiding principle, attributed to Hippocrates, also apply to the well-being of the physicians themselves?
Drimonis: How about we 'first do no harm' to our doctors?
Shouldn’t the profession's guiding principle, attributed to Hippocrates, also apply to the well-being of the physicians themselves?
montrealgazette.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Drimonis: How about we 'first do no harm' to our doctors?
Shouldn’t the profession's guiding principle, attributed to Hippocrates, also apply to the well-being of the physicians themselves?
Shouldn’t the profession's guiding principle, attributed to Hippocrates, also apply to the well-being of the physicians themselves?
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)