Also: TIL In Quebec, ER waiting rooms drop by about 10% when the Montreal Canadiens are playing. I read that in this newspaper (in French): https://www.lesoleil.com/sports/hockey/canadiens/2026/05/01/le-canadien-un-remede-a-lachalandage-aux-urgenc...
Also: TIL In Quebec, ER waiting rooms drop by about 10% when the Montreal Canadiens are playing. I read that in this newspaper (in French): https://www.lesoleil.com/sports/hockey/canadiens/2026/05/01/le-canadien-un-remede-a-lachalandage-aux-urgences-HCFMJXEU6FCLNN3LWTZV2G6KPY/ I was surprised and skeptical, but it's true! Heart attacks really spike 40% in men under 55 the day after a Montreal Canadiens home win (1,2 to 0,9), 20% for men in general, 15% for the overall population. Nerds, I found the article: Gebhard CE, Gebhard C, Maafi F, Bertrand MJ, Stähli BE, Wildi K, Galvan Z, Toma A, Zhang ZW, Smith D, Ly HQ. Hockey Games and the Incidence of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Can J Cardiol. 2018 Jun;34(6):744-751. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.12.028. Epub 2018 Mar 29. PMID: 29605461. submitted by /u/itsnotagreatusername [link] [comments]
