“Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned about the Alberta government’s proposal to expand private health care” www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

New from @healthtechsoclab.bsky.social

Coming up February 18 at 12pm EST. Free Webinar about Alberta's Bill 11, which is opening the door to private, for-profit health and putting Canada’s universal public health care system at risk. Sign up below! @policyalternatives.ca us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We spoke with @royinori.bsky.social and @thelocal.to about growing marketplace of online DTC virtual care platforms for lifestyle drugs. Check it out! thelocal.to/online-pharm...

A new commentary from the Health Tech & Society Lab in @healthydebate.bsky.social looks at an emerging model of commercialization of medical records in the Canadian healthcare system, and asks what we can learn from other jurisdictions. Check it out below! healthydebate.ca/2026/01/topi...

Some holiday wishes via @healthydebate.bsky.social. Happy 2026 everyone! healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...

Not just Hamilton, but across the province. Ontario already has the second-lowest number of hospital beds per capita in Canada, and some of the lowest rates of public investment. www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

Our newest study reports on the primary care medical record industry in Canada. Data brokers claim to have acquired between 2-4 million records from for-profit chains of medical clinics. Their primary client is the pharmaceutical industry. #privacy Read more: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Check out this morning's interview with Dr Sheryl Spithoff, lab director, on CBC Metro Morning. She discussed how commercial data brokers are making money from Canadian medical records and what this means for patients. #privacy #Health #data #Canada #pharma www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

"Some health-data companies are selling access to patient records to pharmaceutical companies without patients’ knowledge, according to a new study." Yes, a Canadian finding. Via @healthtechsoclab.bsky.social. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

New Canadian study from the @healthtechsoclab.bsky.social I expect will make news this week. Headline: For-profit primary care clinics are selling & using patient data w/o knowledge or permission in ways you may not expect. Brief thread below... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...