Amanda Adams, MD MSc

🚶‍➡️ A groundbreaking Canadian-led clinical trial has revealed that structured exercise can significantly improve survival rates for people with colon cancer.

Find out more about this pivotal research: cancer.ca/en/about-us/stories/2025/increasing-colon-cancer-survival-through-exercise

Canadians need to talk about cancer screening Canada’s cancer screening guidelines lag far behind the latest science, and Canadians are paying with their lives.

Canadians need to talk about how our cancer screening is falling behind. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/03/10/c...

CMA alarmed by Alberta pandemic task force report The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) endorses the Alberta Medical Association’s concerns about the report from the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force. This report promotes misinformati...

The CMA endorses the Alberta Medical Association's concerns about the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force report. This report promotes misinformation and risks undermining trust in medical and scientific communities.
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Toronto medical practice warns of ‘critical staffing shortage,’ says 2,000 patients could soon be without a doctor at its facility alone Doctors and patients at a Toronto-based family health team are sounding an alarm over what they’re calling a “critical staffing shortage” when it comes to family health practitioners in Ontario.

Toronto medical practice warns of ‘critical staffing shortage,’ says 2,000 patients could soon be without a doctor at its facility alone www.cp24.com//local/toron...

Cancer costs Canadian patients $33K on average A new report from the Canadian Cancer Society suggests cancer patients are paying tens of thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for expenses including transportation, prescription drugs and medical devic...

Too many people in Canada today are facing challenges in accessing the cancer care they need due to rising out-of-pocket costs

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For anyone who missed it, it is #TogetherAgainstMisinformation day.

Link: scienceupfirst.com/event/togeth...

Wastewater testing for avian influenza to begin in some Ontario communities As bird flu infections continue to rise among livestock and humans in the United States, surveillance is ramping up in Canada.

Wastewater testing for H5N1 will begin soon ― another reason to keep & expand wastewater testing in ON.
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