Avis Favaro

Quebec MNA speaks openly about menopause after hot flash caught on camera Liberal MNA Jennifer Maccarone posted a video on social media in which she openly talks about experiencing a hot flash caused by menopause during a parliamentary committee meeting.

A Quebec provincial politician didn’t hide her hot flash during a meeting… she spoke about it. It’s another step Toward normalizing #menopause @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
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YouTube video by CIHICanada Aging Without Dignity: Seniors and Poverty

Aging Without Dignity: Seniors and Poverty. Q+A w/ Dr. Samir Sinha by @avisfavaro.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK6a... via @cihica.bsky.social

Canada names its new chief public health officer Dr. Joss Reimer, a physician from Manitoba, has been named Canada’s new chief public health officer.

Canada has a new chief public health officer Dr Joss Reimer replacing Dr Teresa Tam.
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Group raises alarm as Quebec seniors’ homes continue to shutter As many seniors' homes continue to close in Quebec, the Regroupement québécois des résidences pour aînés (RQRA) is warning about a lack of funding for these facilities.

Worrying trend- more seniors homes closing - leading to
Longer waits for long term care with some seniors expected to end up living in hospitals because there’s nowhere else for them to go. @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
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Manitoba family seeks answers after woman who waited 11 hours in ER dies Sheri Ross and her family are now seeking answers after their loved one, Stacey Ross, died after waiting hours in a Winnipeg emergency room in January.

Family seeks answers after woman who waited 11 hours in manitoba ER dies of apparent heart attack that was missed. @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
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AI enters the exam room, and nurses are left to manage the fallout When alerts misfire or can’t explain themselves, nurses still carry the risk

When alerts misfire or can’t explain themselves, nurses still carry the risk

Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in Cash-strapped and running out of options, a public hospital in southwestern France has turned to an unlikely source of rescue: potential patients.

Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in with 💰 loans
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Avis Favaro

NDP calls for action after image shows hallway health care at St. Paul’s Hospital The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for action after an image was released that shows portable beds occupying an area previously used as a registration space at Saskatoon’s St. Paul’s Hospital.

Remember- these patients are being cared for in a hallway because other beds are filled with people waiting discharge to home care or long term care
-https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/ndp-calls-for-action-after-image-shows-hallway-health-care-at-st-pauls-hospital/ @ctvnews

Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice — and getting answers that put them in danger.

Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources as some groups sow discord internationally
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Avis Favaro
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This job has become the ultimate case study for why AI won’t replace human workers Want to understand how artificial intelligence could change your job? Look to radiology as a clue. Radiology has become a recent talking point in the AI race. It was mentioned multiple times last mont...

tech.

“AI is not only not replacing (radiologists), but it’s actually increasing the amount of work they can do and increasing demand for their services,” www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

New report out this week: Leading Beyond the Gap from Women’s Health Collective Canada (with McKinsey Canada).

Canadian women spend 24% more of their lives in poor health. Closing the women’s health gap could add $37B to GDP by 2040.

whcc.ca/blueprintforaction

Health care on the brink: Most Canadians say access has worsened despite rising spending One in eight Canadians say they’ve been searching for a family doctor for more than a year - or have stopped looking altogether, according to new data from Angus Reid Institute.

Survey shows continuing concern about health care services - across the country www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social

Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report The metric was not included in the latest Ontario Health annual report, with one emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly

An average of 1,390 Ontario patients were treated each day in “unconventional spaces”mainly stretchers in emergency department hallways according to Ontario Health’s 2023-24 annual report. www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/... @thetrillium @Sneh Duggal

Danielle Smith’s $30-Million AHS Firing Spree | The Tyee That’s the hit to Albertans for severance payments to top health officials since 2019, finds a Tyee analysis.

Alberta’s surprising $30-Million health system firing spree via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02... by Charles Rusnell

“Cancer patients living in rooming houses and shelters, older patients on a fixed income with no one to take care of them..” Poverty and cancer can go hand in hand. @wencyleung.bsky.social @thelocal.to

‘The premier is still missing in action’: watchdog group criticizes Alberta government over healthcare concerns Three weeks after she last took questions from media, health care workers are wondering why Alberta’s premier isn’t addressing their system concerns.

‘The premier is still missing in action’: watchdog group criticizes Alberta government over healthcare concerns
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Federal Health dollars to provinces with few strings attacched www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

‘No easy choices left’ for Ontario hospitals to save money: association Ontario hospitals have already started making some “lower risk” cuts in the face of rising deficits, but those alone won’t alleviate hospitals’ financial strain, the head of their association says, wa...

Did you know that provinces receive billions a year in health transfer funds -but $ is largely unrestricted, meaning provinces do not legally have to spend it on health care, (although transfers are intended for that purpose) ⁦‪‬⁩ www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

‘No easy choices left’ for Ontario hospitals to save money: association Ontario hospitals have already started making some “lower risk” cuts in the face of rising deficits, but those alone won’t alleviate hospitals’ financial strain, the head of their association says, wa...

Ontario hospitals in financial trouble- and province unlikely to bail them out despite increased pressures and nursing agency costs. What does it mean? Cuts in healthcare staff and service? @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
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‘It made everything worse’: Nurses say WorkSafeBC delays recovery after violent incidents - Healthy Debate Nurses reporting workplace violence say they face long waits, complex rules and rigid treatment pathways from WorkSafeBC.

‘It made everything worse’: Nurses say WorkSafeBC delays recovery after violent incidents

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Have you used AI to help with a diagnosis? Was the outcome favourable or did you run into problems Let us know. @cihica.bsky.social

Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients, make less money: study A new study says female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients than their male colleagues and in many cases earn less money as a result.

Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients,
But make less money: study
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Avis Favaro
from my iPhone

Man aims to move out of hospital after 16+ years but still waiting for home care funding A man who has been in hospital for more than a decade is hoping a new Ontario home care program could see him live on his own.

He’s been in an Ontario hospital bed for 16 years - after a motorcycle accident- but can’t be discharged because of the long wait for appropriate home care CTVNews @ctv_jon #homecare www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...

Host Avis Favaro speaks with experts Emily Stevenson and Dr. Alexander Glover about how letting physios be the first point of care for common injuries can speed up access, reduce system strain, and free up family doctors.

Listen now: http://ow.ly/CrYl50Lo4tr

Huge genetic study reveals hidden links between psychiatric conditions Analysis of more than 1 million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a specific set of genetic variants.

Analysis of more than 1 million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a specific set of genetic variants

go.nature.com/3Ymtiwg

Ottawa announces new immigration measures for foreign-trained doctors Ottawa is introducing a new 'express entry' category for foreign-trained physicians in an effort to address health workforce challenges in Canada, the federal government announced Monday.

Canada announces new immigration measures for foreign-trained doctors - because process was just taking too long!
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Canadian-U.S. study makes breakthrough in aggressive brain tumour treatment A new Canadian-U.S. study gives glioblastoma patients hope and doctors a new doorway to treat brain tumours.

Canadian-U.S. study boosts survival in aggressive #glioblastona tumour treatment - using bubbles focused ultrasound and chemotherapy @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
@sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social
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U of T hires 3 renowned U.S. academics, invests $24M in emerging researchers The University of Toronto has recently announced the hiring of three 3 renowned U.S. academics as well as the creation of a $24-million strategy that will result in the hiring of 100 new postdoctoral ...

University of Toronto hires 3 renowned U.S. academics, invests $24M in emerging researchers
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🇨🇦 Budget 2025 Science:
Via supportourscience.bsky.social
$ 1 billion for new research chairs
$ 133 M doctoral & post docs
$ 400 million for research infrastructure
$ 120 M for assistant professors
$ 334 M quantum & defence applications
$ 2.7 B for meteorological computing-
thoughts?

Quebec is world leader in medical assistance in dying with 7.9% of deaths an increase of 9% from prior report a year earlier.
Also 24% cited loneliness and isolation as reasons for choosing #MAID ( report in french) csfv.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/do...