Great article and worth a read. A short comment.

Years ago, I remember hearing a very good talk by a prominent science communicator. The event was him receiving a communication award by a very prominent media organization. /1

This is what a miracle drug looks like: It costs only $5 to make a month’s worth of GLP-1 drugs. They shouldn’t cost $1,000, by David Wallace-Wells
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/opi… via @NYTopinion  #obesity #diabetes

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company faces U.S. criminal probe over allegations its work helped fuel #opioids epidemic via ⁦Reuters⁩ ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ #ToxicDrugCrisis theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

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Alberta audit turns up more than 40 medical clinics advertising membership fees, by Joel Dryden 
cbc.ca/news/canada/ca… via @cbcnews Dennis Kendel

Why #measles #vaccination needs to be a top priority, by Jessica Hopkins theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion Public Health ON #pediatrics

The National Forum on Emergency Care should be interesting. It's certainly timely. EM:Power is quite an interesting report, with some great recommendations. caep.ca/wp-content/upl… via CAEP

The difference between #disinformation and #misinformation , and how to do your own analysis, by Patrick Dell theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail #journalism #infodemic

'In every instance, the Liberals promised that what was coming was a groundbreaking program comparable to the Guaranteed Income Supplement and/or Canada Child Benefit.' André Picard theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Recycling, composting and our health system. Why Dr. Eberhard Renner, the head of internal medicine at University of Manitoba, decided to resign. winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analys… via Winnipeg Free Press Dr. Jillian Horton

The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30-million. Before he died, William Waters transferred his fortune to his wife’s caregiver. The untold story of a scandalous estate battle, by Luc Rinaldi torontolife.com/deep-dives/the… via @TorontoLife

‘There has to be some mistake’ — Ben Johnson was bewildered at his positive test at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, by ⁦Mary Ormsby⁩, author of the new book “The World’s Fastest Man*” via ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ #doping theglobeandmail.com/sports/article…

#H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but U.S. FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe statnews.com/2024/04/23/h5n… via STAT Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 #AvianInfluenza

As a teacher of medical learners, I asked: why is it hard to show the joy of #familymedicine ?

Because for the first time in 15 years, that joy has been overshadowed by business costs, admin & EMR burden, lack of work-life balance, and 24/7 work demands. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…