'Alberta premier stands by pick of ’contrarian’ chair to lead COVID-19 data review' edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/… via Edmonton Journal by Lisa Johnson

1) Having the government elevate a 'contrarian' view isn't about 'fresh eyes', it is the institutionalization of false balance /…

Justin Trudeau has brought in legislation that gives him the power to fire premiers and provincial ministers he doesn’t think are acting “in the public interest.”

He didn’t of course. But.. do you see the problem with Bill 20 now?

Measles is Back - read my latest blog post on everything you need to know about measles.

drshazmamithani.com/2024/04/25/mea…

Measles is Back - read my latest blog post on everything you need to know about measles.

drshazmamithani.com/2024/04/25/mea…

Treatment from female doctors leads to lower mortality and hospital readmission rates, finds study medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-t…

Yusuke Tsugawa: 'What our findings indicate is that female and male physicians practice medicine differently, and these differences have a meaningful…

April 16/24: Healthcare Crisis for Babies

Not enough resources for too many babies results in frail, underweight infants not eating on time.

Edmonton units are frequently working at 95%-102% capacity (30% in the first 3 months of 2024).

View letter: albertazmsa.com/ezmsa

You Probably Don’t Need that Green AG1 Smoothie mcgill.ca/oss/article/cr… via McGill Office for Science and Society

During today's Provincial Day of Action, Alberta's medical students are at the Legislative Assembly to advocate for improved access to primary care.🧵on the state of #familymedicine in #Alberta , and on the factors pushing Alberta's medical students away from family medicine.

For all the folks hoping that private healthcare will lead to better access and healthcare experiences, keep in mind you’ll be paying a lot more than you think.

Public healthcare is broken in lots of places right now, but we can fix it.

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Do you get motion sickness? Check out my latest reel for tips and tricks to prevent and treat it!

Inspired by my 5 y.o. who is super prone to it 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Do you get motion sickness? Check out my latest reel for tips and tricks to prevent and treat it!

Inspired by my 5 y.o. who is super prone to it 🤦🏽‍♀️

instagram.com/reel/C5A-eUHPI…

Naturopathic 'doctors' aren't solution to primary care crisis: ctvnews.ca/health/naturop… by Nicole Ireland

Let's be clear: naturopathy is built on magical thinking (vitalism). They are NOT science-based & core practices (homeopathy, IV therapy, detoxes) total BS.

We can't fix…

You Probably Don’t Need that Green #AG1 Smoothie mcgill.ca/oss/article/cr… via McGill Office for Science and Society

'...an expensive cocktail for the worried well...'

'Like a wellness bingo card. Alkaline. Raw. Superfood. Adaptogen. These all refer to unsubstantiated health trends.'

'There is no such…

A lot of people talk about “lifestyle choices” that people make when it comes to health, as if they deserve certain diagnoses because of these so called “choices.” Let’s not ever forget how much privilege there is in being able to make these “choices.”

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A lot of people talk about “lifestyle choices” that people make when it comes to health, as if they deserve certain diagnoses because of these so called “choices.” Let’s not ever forget how much privilege there is in being able to make these “choices.”

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I think we need to be very careful when we use terms like “lifestyle choices.” There is an immense amount of privilege in these so called choices.

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The decline of homeopathy, the ‘medicine’ that doesn’t cure anything english.elpais.com/science-tech/2… by Pablo Linde El País English Edition

'Thanks to the efforts of scientific activists, this pseudoscience, whose efficacy has never been proven, is losing ground.'

Yippee for small victories.

Would love to see my municipal tax dollars go to pay the rent of a few people for a year rather than spent on this strange anti-homeless PR campaign. #yegcc

Online health & wellness info is everywhere. How can you distinguish between good advice and pseudoscience grift?

I wrote an explainer for The Conversation Canada on consuming online wellness content. theconversation.com/online-wellnes…
Timothy Caulfield Dr. Jonathan N. Stea Jennifer Gunter Danielle Belardo, MD Christopher Labos

This - I feel lucky and privileged to live in a place where tap water is safe and particularly amazing in #yeg