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
Draft regulations in Ontario are a step in the right direction
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
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Social media bans are wildly popular. They might also be a mistake, by @taylorowen.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/mac... via @theglobeandmail.com
A newly released study from the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit found 34.8 per cent of young people had used nicotine pouches at some point
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
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...
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André Picard @picardonhealth
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It's easy to dismiss, but more Americans died from tetanus last year than any year in nearly two decades.
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
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
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André Picard @picardonhealth
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
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
André Picard @picardonhealth
André Picard @picardonhealth
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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Health Minister Marjorie Michel says $50-million will remain withheld until the agency addresses governance concerns
Health Ministry disbanded its previous task force when it did not recommend women get mammograms upon their 40th birthday
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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...
