With #AvianInfluenza spreading in dairy cattle, experts warn about growing risk of raw milk. Early research shows pasteurization works to neutralize #H5N1 virus.
cbc.ca/news/health/pa… via @cbcnews

Watch the moment a boy with cochlear implants hears his mom's voice.
cbc.ca/player/play/vi… via @cbcnews #HearingLoss 🦻

#Disability and #poverty : Funding and structure of new Canada Disability Benefit unacceptable, by Gary Bloch healthydebate.ca/2024/05/topic/… via Healthy Debate Disability Without Poverty #CDB

He's donated blood, a kidney, part of his liver — and he's not done yet. Why Tyler Rosen is giving of himself, literally, and how it's changing lives, by Kenyon Wallace thestar.com/news/canada/he… via @torontostar Heather Badenoch #transplant #BeADonor

'In the health sector, and elsewhere, the public has the right to know the truth, even when the truth hurts.' by André Picard theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Over the past 27 years, #H5N1 #birdflu has repeatedly defied #flu dogma, doing things scientists thought #influenza viruses couldn't or didn't do. We would be foolhardy to assume it doesn't have more tricks up its sleeve. statnews.com/2024/05/09/bir…

What Canadians need to know about AstraZeneca withdrawing its #COVID19 vaccine, by Caora McKenna Akrit Michael theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail #vaccination

I think it’s past time to call it — Vancouver is no longer a leader among cities in new urban biking & active transportation infrastructure. It’s now joined the ranks of cities that made strong progress in the past, but at best has stalled & in fact is sadly now moving backwards.

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Do we just want “puppies and rainbows”?

Pls check out my new blog: Get Shit Done on Universal Health Coverage open.substack.com/pub/singerp/p/… #UHC #globalhealth #multilateralism #governance

Close Friends, Competing for Coveted Olympic Spots. Who Would Make It? Conner Mantz and Clayton Young had run side by side for more than 10,000 miles. Both vied for a place in the marathon at the #Paris2024 Games, by Talya Minsberg nytimes.com/2024/05/08/wel… via NYT Sports #running

Health Canada eases barriers for sperm and egg donors. New regulations announced for gay and bisexual men donating to sperm banks.
cbc.ca/news/health/sp… via @cbcnews #fertility #IVF #LGBTQ +

With the growing politicization of the public broadcaster and Conservative vows to defund it, who would ever want to be president of the CBC? by Konrad Yakabuski theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via The Globe and Mail #cdnmedia #journalism

Health minister Mark Holland says he's committed to fixing dental-care double standard for hygienists, by Laura Osman theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… via The Globe and Mail #CDP

Aging at home is what people want, and what governments have long said is the key to easing pressure on the health care system. So why is home care so broken? thelocal.to/homecare-aging…

Public Health Professionals Must Engage The Public. Communications Training Is Key

My new piece on Forbes

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#Allergy season has arrived. Here’s how you can cope this year via ⁦Globe Health⁩ theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Sending deepest gratitude to the mighty Writers' Trust, Politics and the Pen, and my fellow finalists. What an extraordinary event to be part of! 🎩👀❤️

Periodic reminder that being found not criminally responsible is rare and not a free pass - it means indefinite detention.