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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This is wonderful news. Shelagh Rogers will be the new Chancellor at Queen's University. We are blessed indeed. 🥳
B.C. backs off drug #decriminalization pilot project following outcry. Premier David Eby rolls back some measures, saying ‘we do not accept street disorder,’ by Mike Hager - Also at mikehager.bsky.social via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…
Trans 🏳️⚧️ youth deserve better. Young people questioning their gender identity deserve a review of best practices, by Robyn Urback via Globe Opinion theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
ERs have become the default front door for dealing with the #MentalHealth crisis. But they are not designed to do so; specialized centers are needed, by Grace Rubenstein via STAT statnews.com/2024/04/26/cri…
The #Trauma Team - Advancing City-Wide Injury Care. If you missed today's Temerty Medicine Talk w/ Najma Ahmed, Suzanne Beno, Avery Nathens, André Picard, here is a recording. youtu.be/_lsDOJQJ4NM?si… via Temerty Medicine
What is Bell's palsy? Basketball star Joel Embiid revealed he has the condition, which can cause facial paralysis and muscle weakness, by kevin jiang thestar.com/life/what-is-b… via @torontostar
An ode to independent Canadian bookstores. 📚 Forget Amazon. Go wander the aisles and browse the offerings at your favourite independent bookstore, by Marsha Lederman via Globe Books theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
The 2023 National Newspaper Awards, Canada’s top ‘print’ #journalism prizes, are being awarded tonight. Read the work of the The Globe and Mail’s 20 finalists here. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
'let’s not forget the role provinces & territories play in this institutional injustice.
It is their programs that condemn people with disabilities to poverty in the first place'
~ André Picard
#ChronicPain #bioethics #healthcare
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André Picard thank you for so clearly stating what decriminalization of drugs is and isn't #addiction theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
How ‘vampire facials’ at an unlicensed spa left three women with #HIV , by Fenit Nirappil via The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…
When it’s time for an #aging driver to hit the brakes. The ‘car keys conversation’ can be a difficult one, by Catherine Pearson via NYTimes Well NeglectedNoMore nytimes.com/2024/04/19/wel…
'Every sign is pointing to another summer of deadly smoke. And we need to start preparing now.'
Thanks Nicole Ireland for interviewing me about Carter's Project.
We must prevent more deaths by:
⬆️ wildfire smoke protection
⬇️ fossil fuel use
@CAPE-ACME
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Homeless hospital patients stay twice as long at double the cost, by Lauren Pelley via CBC News: The National CIHI_ICIS #homelessness #sdoh cbc.ca/player/play/vi…
Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation information, by Lyndsay Armstrong via The Globe and Mail Global Climate and Health Alliance #ClimateChange theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
The Globe and Mail receives 21 nominations for Digital Publishing Awards, by Jenna Legge via The Globe and Mail #journalism theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…