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André Picard

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André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail and author of "NEGLECTED NO MORE". I tweet about public health, health policy, and journalism.

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"André Pierre Picard. For his dedication to advancing public health understanding and practices in Canada as a leading health journalist and bestselling author." I'm honoured and humbled to be included in the list of new appointees to the #OrderOfCanada. gg.ca/en/order-canad…

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If encampments for the unhoused upset you, direct the blame where it belongs. The stigma and exclusion experienced by people suffering from #homelessness and drug #addiction are very real, by @ToulasTake montrealgazette.com/opinion/column… via @mtlgazette #ToxicDrugCrisis


Health care failed to resonate in Sask. election, so we all lost. The Saskatchewan Party government has a new mandate stay the course on health care, and spend more time and money chasing the same mirages, by Steven Lewis thestarphoenix.com/opinion/column… via @TheStarPhoenix @DennisKendel


Annals of Canadian crime: Say cheese:🧀Suspect flees, leaving behind $12,800 in pilfered provolone after theft at Whole Foods in North Vancouver. vancouversun.com/news/suspect-c… via @VancouverSun


Offering you a glimpse into Canada’s underexposed corners: Globe and Mail editor-in-chief @WalmsleyGlobe on the new #photojournalism series #Underexposed. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via @globeandmail

The Globe and Mail has launched a year-long #photojournalism project dedicated to telling overlooked stories across Canada. Visit our photo pop-up bureau. via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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Kingston ‘health homes’ put @JanePhilpott’s vision of #PrimaryCare to the test. Former federal health minister wants family medicine to look more like public schools, with catchment areas to reach people where they live, by @kellygrant1 theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via @globeandmail


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Excited to share that I'm joining this expanded health team as health editor. I'll miss covering education, but it's time for a new challenge.

As the debate about the future of Canada's health system heats up, the @globeandmail is expanding its health team. Joining the great @kellygrant1, will be @kkirkup, @alanna_smithh, and @channay And more to come! via @AngelaPacienza @rachelagiese

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The US has 15 vaccines for kids <18: MMR DTaP Pneumococcal Rotavirus Varicella Hepatitis B Hepatitis A Polio Haemophilus influenzae B Meningococcal Human Papillomavirus Influenza COVID-19 RSV NOT 72. Not 72 DOSES from birth to age 18 (it’s ~35) Stop letting people lie.


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I cannot stress enough what you're signing onto by staying on this site after tomorrow. This is just one piece of the new Terms of Service. You've agreed to let Musk SUE YOU FOR MONEY for violating the terms of service no one reads.

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Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese. A sweeping new paper reveals the dramatic rise of obesity rates nationwide since 1990, by @agrawalnina nytimes.com/2024/11/14/wel… via @nytimes #obesity


The Anti-Fluoride Movement Vaults Into the Mainstream. With the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention, by @JoeKGoldstein nytimes.com/2024/11/15/nyr… via @nytimes


Widow, 101, says Rotary Foundation Canada refuses to share husband's $40M fortune. 'All they've been doing is delay tactics, to keep delaying until I die,' by @wallissnow cbc.ca/news/canada/ed… via @cbcnews


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« Il ne faut pas vivre une vie sans vie. » Pour Gilles Marsolais, atteint de la madalie d'Alzheimer, l'accès aux demandes anticipées d'aide médicale à mourir dans la province a été un soulagement. Pour lire son témoignage en entier : journaldemontreal.com/2024/10/19/il-…


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