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Avis Favaro

@avis_favaro

Canadian Health Journalist - Contributor to CTV News, Host Canadian Health Information Podcast @avisfavaro.bsky.social

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US pharma tariffs would raise US drug costs by $51 billion annually, report finds | Reuters reuters.com/business/healt…

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What are the federal party leader promises for healthcare? ⁦Sarah Plowman⁩ has an election primer ⁦CTV News⁩ ctvnews.ca/federal-electi…

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Canadians track aging parents with GPS, AirTag devices. Peace of mind with loss of privacy? ⁦CTV News⁩ ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/arti…

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ā€œA once-revered universal healthcare system is crumbling at every level, sometimes barely getting by on the sheer willpower of doctors and local communities.ā€Can Australia’s universal health system be rescued? ⁦BBC News (World)⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/…

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ā€œSave public healthcare before it’s too lateā€ says American physician who now works in Canada - via @canadahealthwatch canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/26/sav…

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A Single HPV vaccine shot as effective as two- at preventing cancers study finds ⁦STAT⁩ ⁦Matthew Herper⁩ statnews.com/2025/04/28/hpv…

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Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds ⁦CTV News⁩ ctvnews.ca/health/article…

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Dementia has a significant impact on those who care for someone living with it. In this episode, host @avis_favaro discusses dementia after diagnosis from a caregiver’s perspective. ow.ly/k7jr50Uc160

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What can Canada do better to help those with disabilities? I’m hearing about accessible hotel rooms that aren’t wheelchair friendly, communities that aren’t easily to navigate - panel at ICAIR2025 is making powerful points KITE Research Institute Anthony Lue StopGap Foundation Rick Hansen Foundation

What can Canada do better to help those with disabilities? I’m hearing about accessible hotel rooms that aren’t wheelchair friendly, communities that aren’t easily to navigate - panel at ICAIR2025 is making powerful points <a href="/KITE_UHN/">KITE Research Institute</a> <a href="/AnthonyLue8/">Anthony Lue</a> <a href="/StopGapRamp/">StopGap Foundation</a> <a href="/RickHansenFdn/">Rick Hansen Foundation</a>
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32 year old woman complained about a lump in her chest but was reassured it was a "benign cyst" and was never sent for further tests. It was breast cancer with her husband now mourning her death. ctvnews.ca/health/article… CTV News

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ā€˜A wake up call’: ER visits for asthma spiked during destructive wildfire season ⁦CTV News⁩ ctvnews.ca/health/article…

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Europe pledges half a billion euros to lure scientists as Trump battles universities | Reuters reuters.com/science/eus-vo…

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Letter signed by Saskatchewan health professionals suggests there have been patient deaths at Regina General Hospital due to severe staffing shortages ⁦CTV News⁩ ctvnews.ca/regina/article…

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Canada’s Red Cross says needs 1 million new blood donors to keep up with demand over the coming years ⁦CTV News⁩ ⁦Nicole Ireland⁩ ctvnews.ca/health/article…

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Saskatchewan measles cases rising rapidly, says Chief Medical Health Officer | 620 CKRM Harvard Media 620ckrm.com/2025/05/08/sas…

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This very cool "Made in Canada šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦" helmet sends ultrasound to the brain.Doctors are testing to see if it opens the door to new treatments for #ALS. Patient number one-the first in the world- was just treated. CTV News ctvnews.ca/health/article… @ Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre #focusedultrasound

This very cool "Made in Canada šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦" helmet sends ultrasound to the brain.Doctors are testing to see if it opens the door to new treatments for #ALS. Patient number one-the first in the world- was just treated.  <a href="/CTVNews/">CTV News</a> 
ctvnews.ca/health/article… @ <a href="/Sunnybrook/">Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre</a> #focusedultrasound
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Ontario Chief Coroner reports raise concerns that MAID policy and practice focus on access rather than protection theconversation.com/ontario-chief-…