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.
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With #measles making a resurgence, efforts are under way to educate doctors who’ve never seen it in person. A generation of Canadian physicians have only ever encountered the virus in textbooks, by Kristy Kirkup theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail #vaccination
#Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks. ourworldindata.org/measles-vaccin… via Our World in Data #vaccination #GlobalHealth
Marshall Smith, former chief of staff to Alberta Premier, lived in home owned by sister of Sam Mraiche, the businessman whose dealings with the provincial health authority are subject to multiple investigations. theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… via The Globe and Mail Carrie Tait
We need to better equip young people to deal with toxic-drug overdoses. A B.C. coroner’s inquest reminds us there are simple, sensible actions that can protect youth from ODs, by André Picard theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a9238… via Globe Opinion #ToxicDrugCrisis
Powerful column by André Picard . Hoping these recommendations are implemented quickly and thoroughly. #overdose #Students #Ambulance theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
This is what Elon Musk's Twitter feed looks like: Falsehoods, Trumpism and lots of love. He follows more than 1,000 people: right-wing influencers, conspiracy theorists, anti-transgender activists and dozens of his own superfans. nytimes.com/interactive/20… via NYT Interactive News
Is privately funded, for-profit rail🚆a potential solution for our car-addicted continent? Brightline is transforming rail travel in the U.S. But is it the right way? by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via The Globe and Mail
Great profile of my amazing brilliant and kind Scripps Research physician-scientist friend and colleague Eric Topol in The Washington Post this morning washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/…
B.C. owners of ostriches condemned to cull because of avian flu outbreak seek new legal challenge. CFIA says the ‘humane depopulation and disposal’ of the birds will proceed, by @andreawoo.bsky.social | 鄔瑞楓 theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail
Number of nurses working in long-term care shrinks, CIHI report shows. There were fewer health care workers in LTC in 2023 compared with pre-pandemic levels, by Alanna Smith theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail NeglectedNoMore #COVID19 #nursing #eldercare
Wherever we go, the music🎶is too loud and makes conversation almost impossible. What do we have to do to get some quiet in our lives? by Mark Kingwell thestar.com/opinion/a-good… via Toronto Star
When the media gets it wrong, it's more than just embarrassing. Two major errors this week -- one humiliating, one much more serious -- remind us that failing to get it right has terrible consequences, by Marsha Lederman theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via The Globe and Mail #journalism
Saddened to hear of the death of legendary scientist Jim Till, at age 94. He was the co-discoverer of transplantable stem cells (with Ernest McCulloch), a discovery that revolutionized cancer treatment legacy.com/ca/obituaries/… cdnmedhall.ca/laureates/jame… via The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Princess Margaret Cancer Centre .
Provinces should cover weight-loss drug for people with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, says Canada's Drug Agency. CDA says #Wegovy cuts risk of heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death by 20%, by Kelly Grant theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail