André Picard @picardonhealth

Looking for to moderating this event, Health and Climate Change Solutions to Meet New Risks in Canada, on the afternoon of Monday Oct. 6.
There is still time to register and attend -- online or live in Toronto.
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I’ve been approved for MAID. And now I must figure out when At last I had an exit strategy from the chronic pain and faltering mobility of spinal stenosis that have haunted my last 12 years

I’ve been approved for #MAiD. And now I must figure out when. At last I had an exit strategy from the chronic pain and faltering mobility of spinal stenosis that have haunted my last 12 years, by Robin Laws Field www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p... via @theglobeandmail.com

The Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report is published weekly. It features data on COVID-19, influenza and RSV. health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-...

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead. Can a busy ER handle the toughest cases? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w... via @nytimes.com

Jason Miles’ addiction cost $260,000 in emergency room, shelter and jail stays. A Toronto hospital’s radical solution: just give him a home Jason Miles’ addiction cost $260,000 in emergency room, shelter and jail stays. A Toronto hospital’s radical solution: just give him a home

Jason Miles’ addiction cost $260,000 in ER, shelter and jail stays. A Toronto hospital’s radical solution: just give him a home. Dunn House backers say the supportive housing project saved the health system millions.
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Gaza has become journalism’s graveyard. Killing journalists is killing the truth | Anthony Bellanger If we accept that reporters die in Gaza, we pave the way for other regimes to consider the murder of journalists a normal instrument of war

Killing journalists is killing the truth. If we accept that reporters die in Gaza, we pave the way for other regimes to consider the murder of journalists a normal instrument of war, by @abellanger.bsky.social
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Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta’s first death since outbreak This is the second known death linked to the countrywide outbreak of the infectious disease

Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta’s first death since outbreak. This is the second known death linked to the countrywide outbreak of the preventable infectious disease, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Opinion: When a presidential rant causes headaches for pregnant women Women should not have to suffer pain unnecessarily because Donald Trump wants simplistic explanations for complex problems

Health columnist @picardonhealth.bsky.social mentioned the SOGC’s recommendation in a globe and Mail article about the U.S. government suggesting a link between Tylenol in pregnancy & autism. The SOGC’s guidance reaffirms acetaminophen use during pregnancy is safe. tinyurl.com/4269c4zt 1/2

Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour | CBC News Mount devoted his life to caring for others and alleviating suffering. In interviews, his family and colleagues remembered him as both deeply compassionate and as a fierce advocate for the humanity of...

Dr. Balfour Mount, who coined the term "palliative care" and whose profound empathy helped revolutionize health-care in North America, died peacefully at the palliative care unit that bears his name. He was 86. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

Youth give Jane Goodall reason to hope Primatologist is inspired by young people’s desire to live in harmony with one another and nature

Jane Goodall, primate expert and conservationist, dies aged 91.
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Here’s a piece I wrote about her in 2014: Youth give Jane Goodall reason to hope
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Opinion: When a presidential rant causes headaches for pregnant women Women should not have to suffer pain unnecessarily because Donald Trump wants simplistic explanations for complex problems

When a presidential rant about Tylenol causes headaches for pregnant women and people with autism, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Opinion: When a presidential rant causes headaches for pregnant women Women should not have to suffer pain unnecessarily because Donald Trump wants simplistic explanations for complex problems

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Opinion | What Really Drives Vaccine Hesitancy

What Really Drives Vaccine Hesitancy: We value personal health choices over the health of the collectivity, by @jenniferreich.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com

And to complete the quote...
"Still, there’s an important principle at stake. It’s people picking and choosing which public health orders they want to follow, not relying on evidence.”
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In this interview, we get beyond the unfounded associations and dig into the impacts on autistic people and their families, and also what a better world might look like. It was therapeutic for me and I hope it is for you too.

Video: Donald Trump links Tylenol with autism, doctors say connection is unproven U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday there was a link between the use of popular over-the-counter pain medication Tylenol and the development of autism during pregnancy, a claim which many docto...

Let’s talk about autism. And pregnant women. And Tylenol. Q+A w/ Dr. Melanie Penner by Sherrill Sutherland on The Decibel podcast.
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Quebec’s outgoing public-health director hopeful there will be enough free COVID-19 shots to go around Luc Boileau says he can’t guarantee everyone in the province will get a dose at no charge after province scaled back eligibility

Quebec’s outgoing public-health director hopeful there will be enough free COVID-19 shots to go around, by @tuthanhha.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social
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Opinion: When a presidential rant causes headaches for pregnant women Women should not have to suffer pain unnecessarily because Donald Trump wants simplistic explanations for complex problems

When a presidential rant about Tylenol causes headaches for pregnant women and people with autism, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

COVID-19 vaccine campaigns launch across Canada for 2025-26. What you need to know about COVID this fall.
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Ottawa abusing access to information law to avoid releasing documents, watchdog says The Information Commissioner is calling on the government to stop relying on legal exemptions she says are overused

Ottawa abusing access to information law to avoid releasing documents, watchdog says. The Information Commissioner is calling on the government to stop relying on legal exemptions she says are overused.
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The Real Estate Diviners: Six experts wrestle with the future of Toronto’s housing crisis - Toronto Life We sat six prognosticators down and let them wrestle with Toronto’s hot-button housing issues: the affordability crisis, the multiplex conundrum, the condo...

“If housing were a patient, it would be in the ICU” -- A deep dive into Toronto's housing crisis. torontolife.com/deep-dives/t... via @torontolifemag.bsky.social

Last ditch, by David Parkins www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Opinion: The risks of bird flu are real. We can’t bury our heads in the sand, even for the love of ostriches We’re being bamboozled by a small group of zealots who think laws - and science - don’t apply to them.

As the CFIA prepares to cull 400 ostriches in the absurdly drawn out saga in B.C., re-sharing a column from the spring: Let's not bury our heads in the sand about the risks of bird flu.
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Trudeau made headlines with free birth control. Why didn’t Canada follow through? Nearly a year after a historic law promised free contraception, most provinces still haven’t signed on

What happened to free birth control? Canada's landmark #pharmacare program stalls as provinces fail to sign on. Only three provinces and one territory have deals in place, by Olivia Bowden www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... via @theguardian.com

OB/GYN shortage in B.C. threatens collapse in local maternity care Understaffed hospitals send pregnant patients elsewhere, bringing stress during a vulnerable time

OB/GYN shortage in B.C. threatens collapse in local maternity care. Understaffed hospitals send pregnant patients elsewhere, bringing stress during a vulnerable time, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... via @theglobeandmail.com

How the measles made its way back to Canada The Globe travelled 40,000 kilometres to find the origin of the disease’s resurgence in North America

The search for patient zero: How measles made its way back to Canada. Q+A w/ Nathan VanderKlippe on The Decibel podcast
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How the measles made its way back to Canada The Globe travelled 40,000 kilometres to find the origin of the disease’s resurgence in North America

Measles, a dangerous illness that for decades has rarely infected Canadian children, is back – and spreading. How the measles made its way back to Canada, by by Nathan VanderKlippe www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... via @theglobeandmail.com

Robert Munsch's decision to die | CBC Radio Canadian author Robert Munsch has made the decision to pursue medically assisted death. Plus a broader look at the state of MAID in Canada.

Robert Munsch's decision to die. The beloved children's author, living with dementia, says he will opt for #MAiD when the time is right. Q+A w/ Katie Engelhart www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb... via @cbcnews.ca

How a single measles case became 5,000 – and the lessons not learned, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
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