André Picard @picardonhealth
André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail and author of "NEGLECTED NO MORE". I tweet about public health, health policy, and journalism. andrepicard.com Joined February 2011-
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Santé Québec: Le ministre @cdube_sante jette son dévolu sur une « top gun » du privé en santé. L’ex-patronne de Biron Groupe Santé, Geneviève Biron, prend les commandes de la société d’État, par @FannyLevesque lapresse.ca/actualites/san… via @LP_LaPresse
DR. MICHELLE COHEN @DocMCohen | #NoMoreManels and the ‘Med Ed Pledge’ | The European Endometriosis League faced backlash for an all-male panel on women's health in 2022, now initiatives like the Med Ed Pledge and the CMEX directory are changing things.
The History of My Privileges: The true history of the Baby Boomer generation can be told as the history of our property, our self-congratulation at its acquisition, our self-castigation when we lost it, by @M_Ignatieff libertiesjournal.com/articles/the-h… via @readliberties @TheHubCanada
Fier d’annoncer les gestionnaires d’expérience qui formeront un duo complémentaire pour diriger Santé Québec et améliorer l’accès : Geneviève Biron et Frédéric Abergel. Le Plan santé se concrétise par la mise en œuvre d’un important changement de fond. 👉🏼newswire.ca/fr/news-releas…
A world where every child survives and thrives, thanks to life-saving vaccines. It is #HumanlyPossible to make that a reality. Together, we can.
Alberta's flu death toll hits 15-year high, sparking calls for better immunization outreach cbc.ca/news/canada/ca… "Two children, between the ages of one and nine, also died." A spillover from COVID vaccine #misinformation likely impacting uptake. #VaccinesWork w…
Swing sets aren’t just for kids anymore. Not everyone wants to play organized team sports. Building playgrounds for teenagers is important, by @LangeAlexandra bloomberg.com/features/2024-… via @business @timrgill bloomberg.com/features/2024-…
Lot of detail on the illnesses seen in cattle, cats, linked to #H5N1 #birdflu infection in this just posted article in @CDCgov's journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases. wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30…
On April 28, 2024, London Drugs discovered that it was a victim of a cybersecurity incident. Out of an abundance of caution, London Drugs is temporarily closing stores across Western Canada until further notice. Upon discovering the incident, London Drugs immediately undertook…
House of Commons to change microphone set-up after another interpreter is injured by Larsen effect -- sharp feedback that can damage hearing. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… via @globeandmail @CAPE_ACEP #HearingLoss
The @WHO has issued a report updating terminology and explanations regarding transmission of the novel coronavirus. To see if you're up on the latest #COVID19 vocab, take this 9-question quiz. npr.org/sections/goats… via @NPRHealth
I was diagnosed with #BreastCancer at age 23. I don’t have a family history of the disease. For young patients like me, it’s hard to wrap our minds around the randomness of it all, by @rachelsuzhunt washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/… via @PostOpinions #fertility #cancer
Today (3:30 Eastern) @MsthPetra will testify as a witness to the House of Commons Committe on Health (HESA) about the impact of the toxic drug crisis and much needed solutions. Follow the webcast. #cndpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer…
Ontario to give wildland firefighters presumptive coverage for #cancer, #PTSD. Changes follow B.C., Manitoba in recognizing those who battle forest fires🔥 face same risks as urban counterparts, by @jeffreybgray theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via @globeandmail #ClimateChange
IUDs are a common form of #contraception, but women say the extreme discomfort of having one inserted -- without any sedative -- is often dismissed. Q+A w/ Jada Gannon-Day, @TheIUDWhisperer, Dr. Amanda Black, by @mattgallowaycbc cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… via @CBCNews @SOGCorg
What do you do with 30+ years of your newspaper 🗞️ clippings when you downsize? Recycle! ♻️ #journalism 💔
I knew that ‘6 hour wait’ sign in our local Emerg couldn’t be true. It’s WAY more than 6 hours lol.
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37K Followers 9K Following President and CEO of @CHEO - the pediatric health and research centre of the national capital region. Every day matters in the life of a child.alan drummond @alandrummond2
21K Followers 5K Following M.D.,C.M (McGill '78), Rural Physician, Coroner, Emergency Medicine Advocate, Underemployed Sommelier (DipWSET) and Father of Triplets.Dr. Katharine Smart @KatharineSmart
24K Followers 1K Following Former President @CMA_Docs, Pediatrician, Mom of 2, dx: Excessive Passion Syndrome #EPS, Lover of Change, Seeker, views are my own, she/herDr. Alika Lafontaine .. @AlikaMD
16K Followers 2K Following Immediate past-President @cma_docs. Podcast host, The Healthcare Divide. 🐥s re: tech, equity, culture. Folks who fix things are the future.Dr. Jillian Horton @JillianHortonMD
13K Followers 871 Following Doctor. Thinker. Dreamer. Writer @HarperCollinsCa: WE ARE ALL PERFECTLY FINE. Contributor @latimes @globeandmail @cbcideas @torontostar etc. Opinions all mine.Lisa Richardson MD @RicharLisa
26K Followers 586 Following Gen Int Med @UHN | Associate Dean @uoftmedicine | Indigenous Health @WCHospital | Med Ed | Mixed Anishinaabe (Killarney/Wahnapitae) | She/Her | Views are my ownCIHR @CIHR_IRSC
74K Followers 2K Following Canadian Institutes of Health Research | En français : @IRSC_CIHR | Terms and Conditions: https://t.co/2PrBPlyZwoIrfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla
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8K Followers 267 Following family physician @UnityHealthTO, Fidani Chair in Improvement & Innovation @UofTFamilyMed, Scientist @MAP_Health @ICESOntario, mom of 3, tweets are my ownBob Bell @drbobbell
9K Followers 928 Following Former surgeon and health system leader. Current grandpa. Advocate for universal, sustainable and excellent care that will be there for our grandchildren.University Health Net.. @UHN
53K Followers 1K Following Canada's largest research hospital: Princess Margaret, Toronto General, Toronto Rehab, Toronto Western, West Park Healthcare & Michener. Instagram: uhntorontoBrooks Fallis @BrooksFallis
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4K Followers 2K Following neurologist, neuroscientist, and critical care physician. Part time drummer. My tweets are opinion only, and not intended to be medical advice. He/himNathan Stall @NathanStall
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68K Followers 2K Following The CMA leads a national movement with physicians who believe in a better future of health. Français: @AMC_SanteMaggie Keresteci 🇨.. @MaggieKeresteci
12K Followers 9K Following I care about improving lives of patients & caregivers | Author | Speaker | Advocate | Caregiver | Healthcare Policy | Views are my own, influenced by manyEmily Gruenwoldt @EGruenwoldt
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2K Followers 4K Following Internist/Pathologist/Microbiologist. Director of Molecular Microbiology at Mount Sinai. Addicted to books, good music and the jungle. Scout. Science official.Alex Munter @AlexMunter
37K Followers 9K Following President and CEO of @CHEO - the pediatric health and research centre of the national capital region. Every day matters in the life of a child.alan drummond @alandrummond2
21K Followers 5K Following M.D.,C.M (McGill '78), Rural Physician, Coroner, Emergency Medicine Advocate, Underemployed Sommelier (DipWSET) and Father of Triplets.Dr. Katharine Smart @KatharineSmart
24K Followers 1K Following Former President @CMA_Docs, Pediatrician, Mom of 2, dx: Excessive Passion Syndrome #EPS, Lover of Change, Seeker, views are my own, she/herDr. Alika Lafontaine .. @AlikaMD
16K Followers 2K Following Immediate past-President @cma_docs. Podcast host, The Healthcare Divide. 🐥s re: tech, equity, culture. Folks who fix things are the future.Dr. Jillian Horton @JillianHortonMD
13K Followers 871 Following Doctor. Thinker. Dreamer. Writer @HarperCollinsCa: WE ARE ALL PERFECTLY FINE. Contributor @latimes @globeandmail @cbcideas @torontostar etc. Opinions all mine.CIHR @CIHR_IRSC
74K Followers 2K Following Canadian Institutes of Health Research | En français : @IRSC_CIHR | Terms and Conditions: https://t.co/2PrBPlyZwoIrfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla
34K Followers 2K Following Vice-president and general internist @unityhealthto, associate prof @uoftmedicine, and very fortunate husband and father. He/him.Bob Bell @drbobbell
9K Followers 928 Following Former surgeon and health system leader. Current grandpa. Advocate for universal, sustainable and excellent care that will be there for our grandchildren.Nathan Stall @NathanStall
24K Followers 3K Following MD PhD | Husband + Dad of 3 | Geriatrician @SinaiHealth @UHN | Scientist #WomensAgeLab @UofT_DoM | Working to improve our health, LTC, and home care systems.Dr. Christine Chamber.. @DrCChambers
17K Followers 9K Following Busy mom of 4, PhD Psychologist, Scientific Director @CIHR_IHDCYH, Scientific Director @KidsInPain, Professor & Tier 1 @CRC_CRC in Children's Pain @DalhousieU.Dr. Rita McCracken, M.. @DrRitaMc
6K Followers 2K Following 🇨🇦Family Doctor. Researcher. Expert in #FamilyDoctorShortage *tweets my own*Canadian Medical Asso.. @CMA_Docs
68K Followers 2K Following The CMA leads a national movement with physicians who believe in a better future of health. Français: @AMC_SanteDoreen Rabi, M.D. @doreen_rabi
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7K Followers 1K Following Through purposeful partnerships, we accelerate excellence and innovation in health systems caring for children and youth.@CDavidNaylor @cdavidnaylor
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57K Followers 4K Following The Ontario Medical Association & Ontario’s doctors work closely with patients across the province to encourage healthy living practices & illness prevention.Pat Rich @pat_health
9K Followers 4K Following Canadian social media health care commentator and observer. Views are my own https://t.co/ZXTke4p2UbJames Maskalyk @jamesmaskalyk
4K Followers 613 Following Emerg doc, meditator, author, recovering medical editor.Dr. Nadia Alam (she/h.. @DocSchmadia
11K Followers 3K Following Family Doc, Anesthetist, Mom of 4. Past-President @OntariosDoctors. Masters in Health Econ, Policy & Mgmt from LSE. Tweets are what I see, learn & do.FuckCars @FuckCarsReddit
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2K Followers 87 Following A @UofT academic centre dedicated to pandemic research, training and knowledge mobilization, focusing on public health, epidemiology and health policy.Alissa Thibault @AlissaMThibault
2K Followers 1K Following Half Canadian-half Aussie. Reporter for @GlobalBC Formerly @CTVVancouver - @CBCTheNational - @News1130 - @9NewsSyd - @Nova969 [email protected]Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity
220K Followers 2K Following We study antiviral immunity and viral disease pathogenesis. #COVID19 #longCOVID #vaccines @HHMINEWS @YaleIBIO @YaleMed @YaleCII President of @ImmunologyAAIShaddCaryCentre @ShaddCaryCentre
96 Followers 5 Following Advocating and supporting inclusive and belonging-focused journalism in Canada.Canadian Longitudinal.. @clsa_elcv
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29K Followers 939 Following Physician-Scientist | Studying Long Covid #LongCovid Profile: https://t.co/ywweQn5DHA…Canada Ministry of Pe.. @MinPedCA
883 Followers 752 Following #WalkPerspective. Not a gvt account. Here because we need safe walking, wheeling & cycling in Canadian cities. Tweets by Martyn of Kjipuktuk/Halifax.Peter Norton @PeterNorton12
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362 Followers 109 Following Kidney doctor, health economist, passionate about using evidence and having an actual plan for healthcare. Father of three boys, mountain biker (with dog Doug).Dan Levitt @DanielLevitt
101 Followers 89 FollowingSehjal Bhargava, MD @SehjalB
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1K Followers 1K Following Adolescent Medicine Pediatrician @UAlberta_FoMD // Doctor for Teens, Mom to a Teen // she/her // Views my own // #adolescenthealth #mededStephen Mcmillan @mcmillanstep999
230 Followers 495 Following Pro science pro canuck anti idiot respect your religion but keep it to yourself and dont force it on meMichael Mina @michaelmina_lab
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1K Followers 476 Following @Globeandmail business reporter and host of City Space 🖋️🎙️ [email protected]Sarah Zhang @sarahzhang
34K Followers 2K Following @TheAtlantic staff writer. I cover science, medicine, humans. Say hi at [email protected]Open Future Learning @Open_Future
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6K Followers 7K Following Un journaliste qui couvre des sujets qui sont passés inaperçus ou qui ont été poussés sous les radars. DMs open. Tell me your story.Nancy Delagrave @RougeMatisse
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1K Followers 117 Following If you need help, call or text 9-8-8. Appelez ou textez-nous si vous avez besoin d’aide. Account not monitored 24/7. Ce compte n’est pas surveillé jour et nuitDonna Thomson @Thomsod
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29K Followers 2K Following Keynote Speaker. Author “Save of My Life” Olympic Silver. NHL Goaltender and Coach. Co-Host Players Tribune pod “Blindsided” Mental Health AdvocateUzoma Asagwara @UAsagwara
10K Followers 162 Following They/Them| Deputy Premier of Manitoba| Minister of Health, Seniors & Long-Term Care| Psyc Nurse| Former 🇨🇦 National 🏀 Team| Treaty 1Project UnLonely from.. @BeUnLonely
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2K Followers 753 Following Every year in Metro Vancouver, car crashes kill 100 people. We can get to zero by demanding that governments design transportation systems to put safety first.Here's that Cowboys Fringants song, which might be a masterpiece and is definitely the best one I've ever heard about facing death. youtu.be/eoNTblEQtf4?li…
One of the best threads yet on the single human H5N1 case amidst a sea of cattle cases. By @MichaelWorobey In Summary: evidence is pointing toward a single jump from bird to cow The human infection was one branch off that jump. The majority of current H5N1 infections in cows…
We need to talk about that human case of H5N1 in Texas... Here is a bootstrapped (NJ) tree showing how the closest realtive of H5N1 sampled in cattle is a virus the infected an male individual who reportedly worked on a farm with cattle (dairy, I believe).
Back by popular demand! Join us at the Digital Health Virtual Symposium to hear @picardonhealth's keynote presentation, 'Setting the Stage: Exploring the Health-care Landscape through a Digital Health Perspective.' Register now! #omddhcvirtual ontariomd.ca/events/digital…
The H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows may be much much more extensive than has been reported. Nearly 40% of pasteurized milk tested from throughout the Midwest (38/150 samples) had evidence of H5N1 RNA. To prevent a pandemic, we have to get this under control.…
Sun 14 Apr 2024 07.30 "Children were catastrophically failed." Does @globeandmail and @picardonhealth and @spaikin think that only UK children were failed?
@InspiredAquaCA We have not detected HPAI in cattle in Canada at this time so we are not currently testing raw or pasteurized milk. Testing is being recommended based on suspicion of the disease. HPAI is not a food safety concern as pasteurization kills harmful bacteria and viruses.
On the federal government's choice to betray Canadians living with disabilities, this is a strong column from @picardonhealth. x.com/epaultaylor/st…
The new #disability benefit presented in last week’s federal budget is, by any measure, underwhelming: It offers a maximum of $200 monthly, and will be available to less than half of people living with disabilities and in poverty. By @picardonhealth theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
“Although isolated older adults generally show poorer outcomes than their socially connected counterparts, they were somewhat protected during the pandemic on some fronts.” cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/surve…
Talking about this study, which came out today, and examines a 20% Medicare sample of roughly a million Americans admitted to a hospitalist for a non-elective hospital admission. acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2…
And this is why we are holding a forum on the future of emergency care next week - based on the recommendations from the EM:POWER Report. caep.ca/empower-2/ Thank you @Avis_Favaro for highlighting these issues.
Words from an ER doctor "My greatest fear is that five years from now all think I can't do this anymore because it hasn't gotten better. It's gotten worse ...." Dr. Fraser Mackay on solutions to the ER crisis with a message the long waits can be fixed if there is a will to make…
Simple finger-prick blood test could help women with debilitating condition | By @StephIFergu (FJHI '24) for @HealthyDebate healthydebate.ca/2024/04/topic/…
When Andre was young in the left, he was the only journalist at a press conference that the deaf community held to demand ASL in the school for the Deaf. Andre’s article was on the front page and we won that struggle. Thank you André
Today is my work anniversary: Started working at the @globeandmail on April 20, 1987. 37 years later: A little less hair, a little more wisdom. #journalism
Good succinct summary of the microplastic mess. Recent evidence of presence in arteries, clots, and GI tract and correlation with adverse health outcomes nature.com/articles/s4159… @NatureMedicine
#Childcare key to keeping health-care system running. N.S. offering 24/7 daycare for health workers, by @shainaluck via @CBCNews cbc.ca/news/canada/no…
@davidfrum Nick Cave wrote this to a fan who asked how he was coping after the death of his teenage son. I found it a truly remarkable description of the aftermath of devastating tragedy. Holding you and yours (including Ringo!) in my heart.
free access, bmj why the fuss about PAs? bmj.com/content/385/bm…
"We shifted from treating gender dysphoria to affirming a trans identity, letting a child’s feelings lead the way [and that was] eventually seen as a civil right, rather than as a series of psychological and medical interventions" Perfect @LisaSelinDavis bostonglobe.com/2024/04/15/opi…
A rare bit of sharing of personal information from me today to congratulate my brilliant daughter, Anaïs Lalonde-Picard, who, after for years of medical studies at @USherbrooke, has matched to @uMcGill as a resident in internal medicine. 👩⚕️@cusm_muhc #MedEd #CaRMSMatch
"If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life," is the ninth track on Musicology. Originally demoed by engineer Hans-Martin Buff on February 11, 1999 at Paisley Park (as “The Man In Your Life”), it was eventually reworked at Metalworks Studios, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Ultimately, the…
Why loneliness is bad for your health nature.com/articles/d4158… via @Nature "A lack of social interaction is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia and more. Researchers are unpicking how the brain mediates these effects." #Community!