From margin to center: Transforming the landscape of diagnosis through community engagement - Abirami Srivarathan, Traber D Giardina, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

I am featured in the @theglobeandmail.com this morning in an interview by Grant Roberston where I discuss online hockey content and how it shapes the broader culture surrounding the Hockey Canada trial. I have a few gift links.

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Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system: The Tetanus vaccine The Measles vaccine The Polio vaccine The Mumps vaccine The HPV vaccine The Pneumonia vaccine The Hepatitis B vaccine The Rubella vaccine The Diphtheria vaccine The Covid-19 vaccine - @hislopmd.bsky.social

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Studying on @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social campus yesterday 📷

Not sure I would personally want to swim in it just yet 👀 www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/art...

How does where we live – urban, rural, or in-between – relate to our mental health? 🌆🏞️ In this cross-national study, we investigate the links between urbanicity, anxiety and depressive disorders in 500,000 adults across the UK, Norway, and New Zealand 🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I bring you a tiny bit of good news — courts are finally reining in Big Tech in significant ways. We could actually be on the cusp of a totally transformed tech landscape - after 30 years of total lack of constraints. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link)

Three-time Olympic champion Summer McIntosh can’t be slowed down at the 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials. The 18-year-old Toronto native set her third world record in five days 🔥

Your seasonal allergies are getting worse. A thread on why. 1/n

What do experts think about the potential negative impacts of social media on adolescent mental health? We have a new consensus statement with 120 experts on this topic. Check it out to see where experts agree and where they think more evidence is needed!

I am optimistic that this new cabinet and its structure will benefit all Canadians in the future!

5 surprising things linked to #cancer — and what to know about them. Studies suggest that tattoos, chemical hair straighteners and even hot tea might be a problem. Here’s what an oncologist recommends, by @mikkaelsekeres.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... via @washingtonpost.com

The Maple Leafs win the Battle of Ontario in six games 🍁 Toronto moves to 5-0 against the Ottawa Senators in playoff series.

That is a wrap on Day 1 of Public Health 2025. See you tomorrow! #ph25sp

Looking forward to the Public Health 2025 conference for the next few days in sunny Winnipeg. If you're here, come say hi! #PH2025 @cpha-acsp.bsky.social

NEW from @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social & @keldonb.bsky.social: "It boils down to power. When just a few firms control nodes of food supply chains, they have the power to shape what our food system looks like." Read in Perspectives Journal no. 3: perspectivesjournal.ca/canada-food-monopoly-problem/

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Most apps for academic research require paid subscriptions. Here are 10 that are free:

Canada has a fragmented medical records system. Doctors and patients are missing out on critical info for decision making. I spoke to @theglobeandmail.com about the consequences this has, and what can be done: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Interesting

Such an interesting and under-explored part of the mental health conversation

Nothing should come at the cost of athletes' rights or safety www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

How health care works in Canada: What to know ahead of election day. With voters heading to the polls on April 28, it’s time for a refresher on how health policy is made and where the parties stand, by @maddidellplain.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social

Public Health is… mental health promotion! Every $1 spent on mental health and addictions saves $7 in health costs and $30 dollars in lost productivity and social costs. ROI = 3600% #CPHW25 #PublicHealthMatters

"It can take a lot of sucking to be good at something" Still probably one of my favourite, albeit glib, expressions about the messy middle and embracing imperfections in the process lol

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New hub for teen #MentalHealth data launches with eye on tailoring supports for Canadian youth. The project aims to provide data for better policies on youth mental health, by @davidmcginn.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @mhrcanada.bsky.social

A very interesting review on the links between social class and mental health Currently, the strongest evidence links lower social positions to depression. #SocialPsychology #PsychSciSky #ClinicalPsychology

"For Bergson, human creativity is an intimate process of maturation driven by effort from which we can derive a sense of fulfilment – not merely the pleasure of being admired or recognised, but the joy of having participated in the act of creation"

🔔 NEW at Health Promotion International Health promotion and the digital determinants of health ✍️ Louise Holly, Soe Yu Naing, Hannah Pitt, Samantha Thomas, Ilona Kickbusch FREE: doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf033

Move, connect, thrive 🏃🏻 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🔔The Pulse - national youth mental health sector news 🇨🇦 @stacesmith94.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/jillia...

🚨 Polarization is doing real harm. It is a driving force behind the acceptance of health misinformation & the rise of distrust in science. Good recommendations from @jayvanbavel.bsky.social et al. See: Political polarization and health www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I'd really encourage you to read this short article if you are remotely interested in the rise of mental-health related work inactivity - very thoughtful from @annieirvine.bsky.social www.health.org.uk/features-and... (cont)

'Over diagnosis' is a medical term referring to instances where diagnoses do not support better treatment outcomes. It is completely inaccurate and inappropriate to call mental health 'over diagnosed'. This rhetoric is inaccurate, stigmatising, harmful and misleading.

Overdiagnosis of mental disorders is making headlines again, this time thanks to Wes Streeting. But it is true? (thread) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

One of the benefits of new infill residential development is that it brings the critical population density to make things like a local grocery store viable. This is local developer Core Urban’s new “Greystone” building in downtown Hamilton featuring “The Market on James” on the ground floor.

Several weeks ago, with the help of Cat 1 and Cat 2, I made the ultimate calming GIF to use this Sunday morning. Please share with anyone in mental distress. It is not to be used by Blades, for they must suffer for their crimes!! #SWFC #WAWAW

The elimination of these key areas is detrimental to the future of young people across Canada. Youth are a large proportion of voters in this country and need support more than ever.

AI can spot depression through driving habits, study finds Source: PsyPost search.app/18iQ

Why did we choose this for ourselves again?! 😭

Mental health misinformation is rampant on social media. In our new study, 33% of top viewed TikTok videos that offered advice and information were misleading. These videos were watched over 1 billion times. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... @srmarcon.bsky.social @marcozenone.bsky.social

"At 10 years old he realized that people were born whole, & that the bad things peeled layers from the person you once were, thinning compassion & empathy & the ability to construct a future. At 13 he knew those layers could sometimes be rebuilt when people loved you. When you loved" #📖⏰ #booksky

Can't help but feel the extra emotion behind this particular game 🇨🇦🇺🇸

This would be amazing 👏🏻 I wonder if I'll really see it in my lifetime www.mtlblog.com/montreal-new...

Into patriotic purchasing but want to avoid maplewashing? There are a few apps for that: 🍁 apps.apple.com/ca/app/o-sca... 🍁 canly.ai/en 🍁 apps.apple.com/ca/app/buy-b... 🍁 play.google.com/store/apps/d... 🍁 www.isitfromcanada.ca www.cbc.ca/player/play/... #BuyCanadian #EconSky #CanadaSky