André Picard
@picardonhealth
André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail. Author of the bestselling book "NEGLECTED NO MORE".
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HIP FRACTURE DEADLIER THAN CANCER for elderly. A new 🇨🇦 study finds only 1/3 of men & 1/2 of women age>=65 still alive 5 years after a hip fracture. In contrast, 5 year cancer survival higher. But we don’t focus on fracture prevention & nutrition enough.
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Retailer London Drugs says it’s “unwilling and unable” to pay millions of dollars in ransom demanded by hackers via The Globe and Mail #cybersecurity theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
This is a great conversation with Deborah Blum about food safety. 'If I could persuade people not to think of regulation as a pejorative term, my life’s work would be done.' scientificamerican.com/article/the-so… by Tanya Lewis on Scientific American
#Homelessness is a health crisis: why hospitals are resorting to building housing, by Andrew Baback Boozary Catherine Varner @via CMAJ #sdoh cmaj.ca/content/196/19…
How Three Big Conspiracy Theories Took Root in Canada thewalrus.ca/conspiracy-the… via The Walrus
'An important dynamic of people falling into a conspiratorial milieu is how such theories can help rationalize difficulties an individual may be experiencing by flattening complexity
It is with the deepest sadness, profound respect and a huge sense of loss that I share our obituary for Marshall Allen. It truly captures what made Marshall so special.
Marshall Allen, former ProPublica Health Care Reporter, Dies at 52 propublica.org/article/marsha…
Brantford's ER is a microcosm of the state of emergency medicine across the country. Short staff, millions extra spent on expensive agency nurses and more, sicker patients coming to their doors. They are trying to design #solutions . thespec.com/news/hamilton-… via @thespec Joanna Frketich
We’ve just released findings from our landmark survey on #grief in Canada! buff.ly/44TxmGW. Nearly 4K pple shared their experiences to improve support for pple living w/grief. #makegriefapriority Paul Adams @kathykm Maxxine Rattner PhD, RSW (she/her) Marney Thompson @virtualhospice Health Canada and PHAC
We are very pleased to announce the two recipients of this year's Michener-Baxter Award for exceptional service to Canadian public service journalism:
Congratulations to chantal hébert and Aislin (@TerryMosher1)!
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants a moratorium on new supervised consumption sites. OK. Then what? by Robyn Urback via Globe Opinion #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
For seniors, a broken hip is more deadly than cancer in many cases. So why don’t we do more to prevent these life-altering fractures? by André Picard via Globe Opinion NeglectedNoMore #osteoporosis #aging theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
Nous sommes très heureux d'annoncer les deux récipiendaires du prix Michener-Baxter de cette année pour leur contribution exceptionnelle au journalisme d’intérêt public au Canada.
Félicitations à chantal hébert et Aislin (@TerryMosher1)!
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“It’s kind of like I’m giving you a choice but I’m not giving you a choice.” Eric Boodman spent a year investigating how some women with sickle cell disease are pressured into sterilizations they don't want. Part 1 of a series. statnews.com/2024/05/21/sic…
Getting hip to the dangers of fractures in the elderly, by André Picard via Globe Opinion #aging theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
#Perimenopause is having a millennial moment. Some Millennials are experiencing the first symptoms of the menopausal transition, and they want to talk about it, by Emily Laber-Warren washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/… via The Washington Post #menopause