B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into deaths of Prince Rupert family. Riverview, the province's largest psychiatric hospital, closed in 2012. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

The demise of the Washington Post and billionaires’ assault on journalism. Q+A w/ Max Tani of Semafor. www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb... via @cbcnews.ca @maxtani.bsky.social #journalism

The only thing that will turn measles back is a rebound in vaccination -- which requires government support, by @katherinejwu.com www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/... via @theatlantic.com

Manitoba still faces challenge in curbing measles a year into outbreak: community health prof. Since February 2025, there have been 371 confirmed and 32 probable measles cases reported. The province had no measles cases in 2024. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

A promising vaccine aims to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome. This could be the first vaccine to prevent hereditary cancers, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Alberta doctors say the provincial government’s decision to broaden parental and guardian access to their children’s medical records could put youth at risk of harm and infringes on their privacy, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

How Canada can bridge the divide between mental and physical health, especially among youth in rural and remote regions, by Governor-General Mary Simon www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa. Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but U.S. cuts to aid programs have stifled progress, by @stephanienolen.bsky.social . www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/h... via @nytimes.com

Fabulous launch symposium for our Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) @mcgill.ca & @mcgillspgh.bsky.social Bravo @drejoanneliu.bsky.social & @tivabaral.bsky.social for your leadership www.mcgill.ca/pandemic-eme...

This is a good explainer about the "fentanyl fold" -- a condition suffered by many drug users who consume contaminated opioids, by streetdrjill (Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk) www.instagram.com/reel/DSu3eOG... via @dsdp.ca #ToxicDrugCrisis

Un laboratoire d’intervention à McGill pour se préparer aux pandémies. Le Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) portera une attention particulière aux crises sanitaires. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222... @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social @tivabaral.bsky.social

What happened to $10-a-day child care? The country is short about 90,000 spaces of its goal of 284,000 spots by this spring. Q+A w/ @davidmcginn.bsky.social on #TheDecibel podcast. www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa... via @theglobeandmail.com

What did we do well or poorly in communication during the Covid pandemic? Great insights from @picardonhealth.bsky.social, a veteran journalist and scholar

The B.C. ostrich saga has come home to roost with a big bill. It’s not the government’s fault that it cost $6.8-million (and counting) to clean up this mess, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com

From @picardonhealth.bsky.social: $6,810,846. That’s roughly how much the seemingly endless B.C. ostrich saga has cost the federal government (read: taxpayers) so far.

Death of premature Alberta baby with measles was not made public for months, documents show. Province has highest rate of measles cases per capita, and has been under scrutiny for its response, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

The B.C. ostrich saga has come home to roost with a big bill. It’s not the government’s fault that it cost $6.8-million (and counting) to clean up this mess, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com

This Toronto doctor has over 2,000 patients, but still no permanent residency. Despite Canada's lack of physicians, new arrivals can face a bewildering maze of paperwork by @warrenjennifer.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... via @cbcnews.ca @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social

Daniel Drucker, the Canadian researcher whose discovery almost 30 years ago led to blockbuster GLP-1 drug Ozempic, is still making breakthroughs, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social, Kasia Mychajlowycz www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article... via @theglobeandmail.com

As a family doctor, the nearly extinct house call is still a meaningful part of my job. Here's why the declining tradition is worth saving, by Nicholas Pimlott www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

How will cheaper versions of Ozempic tip the scales? The implications for patients, the health system and our relationships to our own bodies, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article... via @theglobeandmail.com

Opioid deaths are declining. Five factors help explain why overdoses, driven to new heights in the 2010s, are not killing as many Canadians as they did a few years ago, by Colin Freeze, @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

People who oppose #vaccines often claim that doctors push them because they're paid to by Pharma or that vaccine administration is a big revenue source for doctors. The reality: Delivering vaccine puts an economic strain on many pediatric practices. www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/p...

After a three year experiment, drug #decriminalization is over in B.C. What’s next? Q+A w/ @andreawoo.bsky.social on The Decibel podcast www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #HarmReduction

The ostrich cull at a B.C. farm cost the federal government more than $6.7-million across three agencies -- CFIA, RCMP, Justice, by Spencer Van Dyk www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art... via @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social

GLP-1 drugs might do what food policy can’t — change the way we eat. The desire for smaller portions and fewer junk foods is affecting what the food industry is selling us, by @tamarhaspel.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/01... via @postopinions.bsky.social

The Real Reason MAHA Hates Vaccines: It's an attack on the social safety net. Simply put, health libertarians want the country’s weak and vulnerable to suffer and die, by @dwallacewells.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com

How is type 2 diabetes impacting the finances and mental wellness of Canadians? If you missed this webcast live on Jan. 19, here is a recording. Featuring Laura Syron, Michael Van Alphen, Cassandra Millen, Michelle Westin. www.theglobeandmail.com/events/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Physician licensing program in Atlantic Canada undergoing changes in wake of sexual-assault charges against doctor, by Lindsay Jones www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @bostonglobe.com

In a perfect world, vaccine childhood vaccine mandates wouldn't be necessary. But we live in a world where grifters will sacrifice children for political and financial gain, so we need to protect kids, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com

3 major diseases disproportionately impact Black Canadians -- type 2 diabetes, hypertension and triple-negative breast cancer. New genome project aims to find out why. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca

A trial unfolding in a B.C. courtroom shows journalists are more important than ever. Photojournalist Amber Bracken was documenting the actions of police. We should be thanking her, not prosecuting her, by @marshalederman.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

In a perfect world, vaccine childhood vaccine mandates wouldn't be necessary. But we live in a world where grifters will sacrifice children for political and financial gain, so we need to protect kids, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com

Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca January 28 5:30–8:00 pm over food and drink at Café Nostalgica Pub for "Vaccines, Trust and Misinformation". Featuring @picardonhealth.bsky.social, Kumanan Wilson, Raywat Deonandan, and Prativa Baral. All welcome! RSVP required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/vacci...

Should we do away with childhood vaccine mandates? U.S. health leaders say "health freedom" is paramount, not protecting children, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

‘A life defined by kindness and service’ — Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59 after battle with cancer www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

From the 'Garage' to the hallway, this is the new reality of hospital stays. Hospital overcrowding means patients are being treated in 'unconventional spaces' — a trend that is unlikely to end any time soon, by @egpayne.bsky.social Payne ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n... via @ottawacitizen.com

How a team of doctors saved the life of B.C. teen nearly killed by H5N1 avian influenza. A few hours after arriving at hospital in November 2024, 13-year-old Joselynn Armstrong was fighting for her life, by Glenda Luymes vancouversun.com/news/how-doc... via @vancouversun.bsky.social

Ending dementia stigma could change its trajectory: Cancer’s history shows why. Before the 1970s, a cancer diagnosis was widely considered a death sentence. Sound familiar? theconversation.com/ending-demen... via @theconversation.com @brainwell.bsky.social

My journey from foreign correspondent (Reuters bureau chief in Ottawa) to Uber driver in Trump's America. I once documented human displacement and desperation; now I am living it, by Steve Scherer stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey... via @tomhawthorn.bsky.social #journalism

Lessons From William H. Foege, A Global Health Legend, by @madhupai.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk... Dr. William H. Foege: The Babe Ruth of public health, by @drtomfrieden.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/dr-bil... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u... via @forbes.com @nytimes.com

Everyone wants doctors to move freely between provinces. Here’s why it doesn’t much happen. One Quebec doctor hoped to practice in rural Ontario but the authorization process was onerous that he gave up, by Nadin Gilroy www.thestar.com/news/insight... via @thestar.com

A Toronto hospital’s mass-casualty war game puts Canada’s health care system to the test, by Pippa Norman www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Jane Darville fought stigma at height of AIDS crisis, with a little help from Princess Diana. 'I just needed to do it,' Darville says of her work with people living with HIV/AIDS. www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur... via @cbcnews.ca

She lived on the streets for more than two decades. In a wrenchingly honest death notice, her family explained how she ended up there, despite efforts to get her housing and mental health help, by @dana-thereporter.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... via @washingtonpost.com

A great list/thread of Bluesky accounts to follow.

Rejecting Decades of Science, U.S. Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional. Dr. Kirk Milhoan said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h... via @nytimes.com

The Case for Compassion Over Tough Love Overdose Prevention Sites, by @maiasz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com #addiction #HarmReduction

Manitoba hires 13 U.S. doctors, Premier calls moves a show of Canadian values. Restructuring of U.S. science, health agencies provided opportunity to attract workers, Wab Kinew says, by @temurdur.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Federal officials have drawn up plans to include a ban on social media for children under the age of 14 in the government’s coming online harms bill. Aim is to protect young people in the digital space. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... via @theglobeandmail.com