André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail and the author of six bestselling books. I share stories and opinion pieces from a broad range of publications. Shares are not endorsements.
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CTE ruins lives but can’t be confirmed until you’re dead. Canadian scientists are trying to change that. Researchers aim to be first team to diagnose CTE while people are alive to 'stop the disease and reverse it,' by @laurenpelley.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
Use of nicotine pouches growing among young Canadians, raising addiction concerns. New study from the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit found 34.8% of young people have tried nicotine pouches, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Social media bans are wildly popular. They might also be a mistake, by @taylorowen.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/mac... via @theglobeandmail.com
Ottawa to announce new panel on preventive care and cancer screening guidelines. Previous task force was disbanded after it rejected idea of lowering breast cancer screening age to 40, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Electric bicycles have become a danger on the streets, putting pedestrians, traditional cyclists and e-bike riders themselves at risk. Better regulation is needed. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
Ottawa puts Canada Health Infoway funding on hold after PrescribeIT failure. Health Minister Marjorie Michel says $50-million will remain withheld until the agency addresses governance concerns, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... via @theglobeandmail.com
Canadaland, Jesse Brown to Pay $885,000 and Issue Public Apology to Theresa Kielburger, Mother of WE Charity Founders, to Settle Defamation Lawsuit.
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Tetanus is making a comeback. The U.S. just recorded its highest annual death rate in two decades. Experts attribute this 'comeback' to declining vaccination rates and warn that cases could rise further, by @meryldl.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
Ban social media for young people? Good luck with that. Before Canada puts age limits in place, it would be wise to wait for more evidence out of Australia, by @marshalederman.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Medical dine-and-dash: Foreign visitors left B.C. hospitals millions with $200-million in unpaid medical bills over past four years, think-tank says, by @robshaw.bsky.social www.biv.com/news/comment... via @bivnews.bsky.social
Former soldier Brendan Hynes thinks he has CTE, but the devastating brain disease can’t be confirmed until after someone’s dead. Could cutting-edge Canadian research be the solution?
The host of the Canadaland podcast apologized to the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger in court Tuesday as part of a settlement in a defamation lawsuit that centred on an episode from five years ago...
It's easy to dismiss, but more Americans died from tetanus last year than any year in nearly two decades.
