📣The Bioethics Council for Canada released its inaugural report, “Future Proofing Trust in Health Science in Canada.” I’m honoured to have contributed to the report as a member of the Board of Directors. bcc-ccb.ca/news-%7C-nou...

I’ve started a Substack dedicated to PUBLIC HEALTH ERRORS. Subscribe, it’s free :) itaibavli.substack.com

Happy Festivus, all! May your pole be straight, your feats be strong, and your grievances be few. #festivus #fortherestofus

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

In collab with the @utoronto.ca JCB, we at @camhnews.bsky.social are thrilled to host Dr Dominic Sisti from @upenn.edu for the 18th Annual Jus Lecture (Jan 19, 2026). His talk explores psychiatric ethics under authoritarianism and social instability. Register: bit.ly/4rXJyRX #bioethics #psychiatry

now feels like a test of whether those who say they’re just antizionist and not antisemitic actually demonstrate that

If only someone had spent the last decade writing about unreasonable demands for proof of causation as a key component in the #ManufactureOfDoubt. muse.jhu.edu/article/627259

like big tobacco funding cancer research

Today on the #projectEPIC blog Veronica de Souza Campos and Daniel De Luca-Noronha discuss the Case of Chronic Pain Reports #philsky #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...

🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402

“Has the claim that addiction is a brain disease helped or harmed those experiencing drug-related harm epistemically?” This is also an important Q for contested conditions, eg chronic pain, which are increasingly understood as a disease. #bioethics #stigma www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Truth.

The political war on safer drugs. Canada’s toxic drug crisis has led to tens of thousands of deaths and cost the health and justice systems billions. But politics keep getting in the way of solutions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-... via @cbcnews.ca

New study: Alcohol industry-funded charities still misleading the public: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Previous research identified alcohol industry misinformation about pregnancy and infant health. Dr Gemma Mitchell's new study finds that misinformation continues in Aus, Can, Ire, SA, UK & US.

I'm excited to announce the establishment of the Western University Centre for Bioethics (@westernbioethics.bsky.social), a research centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences @westernu.ca. I'm honoured to serve as the Centre's inaugural Director. #bioethics Join us for a launch event (cont 👇)

That's why I wrote this: www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c...

An inspiring time in London at a @wellcometrust.bsky.social workshop on the ethics of predictive modelling for health. Grateful for rich discussions (esp. in mental health), insights from Drs. Ruth Faden & Erica Thompson + others. Glad I got to draw upon @mdmccradden.bsky.social's work! #bioethics

An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Trey Yesavage has set the all-time record for strikeouts by a rookie in the World Series with 12. #BlueJays

Thank you to Dr. Jan Vollert and the @iasp.bsky.social for inviting me to be part of this engaging panel today, alongside luminaries Joletta Belton and Dr. Antje Barreveld. It's great that the IASP recognizes the importance of ethics in discussions about pain and AI. #bioethics #pain #stigma

Thank you to Dr. Jan Vollert and the @iasp.bsky.social for inviting me to be part of this engaging panel today, alongside luminaries Joletta Belton and Dr. Antje Barreveld. It's great that the IASP recognizes the importance of ethics in discussions about pain and AI. #bioethics #pain #stigma

It took over 4 years, but the paper is finally published. In this study, we developed novel methods drawn from #LegalEpidemiology to map addiction #stigma in California law. This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️ #PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky 1/

Dr. Stramondo: "Wheelchairs are NEVER medically necessary. They are SOCIALLY necessary to allow the user to access social inclusion and the good of life. This is ... medicalizing access!" #ASBH2025 #Bioethics

Thrilled to share my new AJOB piece with Michael Montess! We respond to the target article on waitlist ethics by highlighting how different waitlist models can create moral distress for mental health providers. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Bioethics #MentalHealth #moraldistress

Man Still Trying To Find Right Work-Anxiety–Life-Anxiety Balance https://theonion.com/man-still-trying-to-find-right-work-anxiety-life-anxiet-1819575766/

This looks like the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. we saw in the Minor Leagues, back in 2017-’19, when he was overwhelming pitchers. It’s so, so rare to see a hitter be in control of an at-bat, not a pitcher. This is the best I’ve ever seen Guerrero play. #BlueJays

We are hiring. #bioethics @munbioethics.bsky.social

We’re excited to share a CfP for a Special Issue “Bioethics and Structural (In)justice” in Bioethics! We invite articles from all disciplines. Deadline: September 1, 2026 We can’t wait to read your contributions! Regina Müller, Mirjam Faissner, Isabella Marcinski-Michel & Stefanie Weigold

"There has never been — nor will there ever be — any other player like Ken Dryden. He was unique. And I am so honoured to have been able to call him my friend." — by @spaikin.bsky.social

Found the Dennett quote I was looking for, from Darwin's Dangerous Idea

Pleased to see our viewpoint, 'Bioethics for the Planet', published in @thelancet.com yesterday, and featured online: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Medical ethics needs urgently to address global heating, the major threat to human health and the health of the planet #bioethics #planetaryhealth

Black patients face clear bias in their medical records—with 29% higher odds of having their credibility undermined compared to White patients. This isn’t just words on a page; it means real harm in care. It’s time to end testimonial injustice in healthcare. #HealthEquity #MedSky #HealthcareBias

We must increase bands. The Alan Parsons Research Institute

"Unprofessional & disrespectful behaviors... by physicians can erode patient-physician relationships, compromise patient welfare, threaten outcomes, & lead to patient complaints" And patient complaints against indiv MDs can signal other ethical lapses... #bioethics jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Missed this recent paper from faves @sscottgraham.bsky.social, @danielbuchman.bsky.social but correcting that shortly #Bioethics #PainStudies link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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So glad to see this published in the latest @thelancet.com Trying to embed planetary care in human health care - making climate action less vulnerable to ideological delusions. Bioethics should be planetary health ethics too! #bioethics #planetary #STS @nam.edu @humanitiesau.bsky.social

Popular Music after 1945. It gave me a deep appreciation of the historical and cultural relevance of artists like Chuck Berry and his contemporaries, as well as insight into the brilliant songwriting and production of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys.

Adverse Unintended Effects of Antistigma Campaigns and Intervention Messages: First, Do No Harm By Jason T Siegel and Marco C Yzer psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.

Dear colleagues scheduling meetings in September and October: please check your easily-accessible multi-faith calendar. Actually, please check this calendar at all times during the year when scheduling meetings. #Sigh #IYKYK

Dear colleagues scheduling meetings in September and October: please check your easily-accessible multi-faith calendar. Actually, please check this calendar at all times during the year when scheduling meetings. #Sigh #IYKYK

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Informed Consent Documents from Psychedelic Clinical Trials: A Descriptive Ethical Analysis - Katherine Cheung, Caleigh Propes, Marianna Graziosi, Kyle Patch, David Yaden | AJOB Empirical Bioethics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

My university (@westernu.ca) is offering up to $160,000 CAD in funding to support doctoral students impacted by recent changes in higher ed in the US. And I'm keen on supervising students who may be interested (and who conduct research in public health ethics). DM me. grad.uwo.ca/finances/wes...

We (all of us, society) are in a fight for the ages to preserve the most basic of human rights: the right to bodily autonomy. canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/new-not-alwa...

A wonderful postdoc opportunity in #bioethics in Canada and a chance to make a real difference #philsky #philsci