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Danyaal Raza
3 months ago
“Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned about the Alberta government’s proposal to expand private health care”
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Doctors, health groups warn Alberta’s ‘dual practice’ health plane could worsen wait times
Several national health groups warn Alberta’s plan to let doctors work in both public and private health systems could worsen wait times.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/doctors-health-groups-warn-albertas-dual-practice-health-plane-could-worsen-wait-times/
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Catriona Arnott
CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
4 months ago
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!
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RSVP for a link to join our latest webinar about Alberta’s Bill 11 and the dangers it poses to public health care in Canada.
Drs. David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler are Distinguished Professors of Public Health at the City University of New York’s Hunter College AND co-founders of Physicians for a National Health ...
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7217703830490/WN_2kOxYRVcRzaRnZRHhkoIFA#/registration
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Health Tech and Society Lab
4 months ago
We spoke with
@royinori.bsky.social
and
@thelocal.to
about growing marketplace of online DTC virtual care platforms for lifestyle drugs. Check it out!
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Inside the Booming Industry Selling Lifestyle Drugs Online | The Local
From erectile dysfunction medicine to hair loss treatment to weight loss drugs—a thriving online market has emerged to seamlessly deliver drugs straight to your door. But what happens when prescriptio...
https://thelocal.to/online-pharmacies-lifestyle-drugs-ozempic-hair-loss-investors-profit/
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Catriona Arnott
Health Tech and Society Lab
4 months ago
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!
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The quiet commercialization of primary care records - Healthy Debate
An emerging model is quietly turning Canadian patient medical records, and patients themselves, into lucrative commercial assets – often without patients' explicit knowledge or consent.
https://healthydebate.ca/2026/01/topic/the-quiet-commercialization-of-primary-care-records/
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Catriona Arnott
Danyaal Raza
5 months ago
Some holiday wishes via
@healthydebate.bsky.social
. Happy 2026 everyone!
healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...
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Catriona Arnott
Danyaal Raza
5 months ago
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.
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Ontario is on track to lose thousands of nurses and hospital beds; Local MPP says situation a ‘disaster’ for Hamilton
Hamilton hospitals are already cutting jobs to combat projected deficits
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-hospitals-health-cuts-nurse-shortages-overcrowding/article_526bbc6d-598c-53ea-9f3c-b60b7555664a.html
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Catriona Arnott
Health Tech and Society Lab
about 1 year ago
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Millions of Canadians' health data available for sale to pharmaceutical industry, study shows | CBC News
Details about your health, medical history and prescriptions can all be found in your medical record. A new Canadian study found in some cases, private companies are accessing parts of that data and s...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/health-data-records-pharmaceutical-private-clinics-1.7529955
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Catriona Arnott
Health Tech and Society Lab
about 1 year ago
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:
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Catriona Arnott
Health Tech and Society Lab
about 1 year ago
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
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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39-metro-morning/clip/16144912-medical-data-sale
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Catriona Arnott
Danyaal Raza
about 1 year ago
"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
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www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Health-data companies selling access to patient records, study says
Research paper highlights potential downsides when private companies are integrated into the health care system in crucial roles without enough oversight
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-health-data-companies-selling-access-to-patient-records-study-says/
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reposted by
Catriona Arnott
Danyaal Raza
about 1 year ago
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...
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Canadian Medical Record Industry Data Collection and Commercialization Practices
This qualitative study describes the data collection and commercialization practices of the primary care medical record industry in Canada and the implications for patients.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2833520
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