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Decades after it was declared eliminated, I fear the heartbreaking, avoidable consequences of measles canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/d... by @drisubramanian.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Shut out of medical school, he blames a controversial admissions test which experts say lacks evidence www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli... @ana-kom.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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London Health Sciences Centre introduces new weapons detection system in Emergency Departments www.lhsc.on.ca/news/london-... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Singh pledges to hire 35,000 nurses by 2030 globalnews.ca/news/1113051... @jagmeetsingh.ca ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Canadians could lose vital safety information amid deep cuts to the U.S. FDA, experts warn www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @annieburnspieper.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Indigenous DNA in wastewater is vulnerable to exploitation, Guelph, Ont., researchers say www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @cbcnews.ca ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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The Fact Check: What Poilievre Says and Doesn't Say About Abortion (Translation) ici-radio--canada-ca.translate.goog/nouvelle/215... @radiocanadainfo.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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A patient at the Philippe Pinel Institute, deprived of access to the outdoors for 15 months, raises questions about the use of control in psychiatric hospitals (Translation) www-lapresse-ca.translate.goog/actualites/p... @lapresse.ca ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? (๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ) www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/m... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Poilievre says Conservative government would not change MAiD laws ca.news.yahoo.com/poilievre-sa... @cdnpress.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Sixth staff member identified with brain tumor at Massachusetts hospital www.bcheights.com/2025/04/11/s... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Largest First Nation reserve in Canada files lawsuit over unsafe drinking water www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @patwhite7000.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Pfizer to discontinue its GLP-1 pill for obesity due to liver toxicity www.statnews.com/2025/04/14/p... @matthewherper.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Gene-editing therapy lowers cholesterol without serious side effects in early study www.statnews.com/2025/04/14/v... @elaineywchen.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Alberta Government scramble to stop leaks about dodgy healthcare contracts takes on a distinct Watergate vibe albertapolitics.ca/2025/04/albe... @djclimenhaga.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say www.wired.com/story/depart... @davidgilbert.bsky.social @wired.com ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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'RFK Jr. is wrecking public health โ€” but we can (and will) survive this' www.salon.com/2025/04/13/r... @voidvaporvortex.bsky.social @sharpflower.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Pharmacare's future canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/14/p... by @danyaalraza.com @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Great question. In my experience a leader must have technical mastery of their field & use it to make difficult decisions. But leaders need more to build trust. They must genuinely exhibit kindness, respect, compassion and humility, attributes desperately missing from many leaders during COVID-19.

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This week: - Why Canada might flub the "brain gain" (feature) - Ontario's 'bed-blockers' are actually just sick people - Canadian researchers capitulate to Trump's anti-DEI orders - Comp. Bureau investigates monopolistic practices - What's Mark Carney's stance on public healthcare?

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What makes a good public health leader? canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/w... by @dfisman.bsky.social, et al ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Poilievre says no to abortion restrictions under Conservatives, wonโ€™t say if MPs get free vote www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Concertgoers exposed to measles: Toronto Public Health โ€” Coca-Cola Coliseum's website shows contemporary Christian artist Forrest Frank played the arena that evening. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/ontario/coca... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Children seeking cholera care die after U.S. aid cuts, charity says (๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ) www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w... @evesampson.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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2 cases of measles confirmed on Prince Edward Island, involving adults who travelled within Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @cbcnews.ca ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Your Weed Habit May Be Messing With Your Sperm (๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ) www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/w... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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First patient in Canada receives mRNA-based bladder cancer treatment in clinical trial muhc.ca/news-and-pat... @mcgill.ca ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Measles epidemic sparks concerns over rare 'horrific' neurological disorder www.cbc.ca/news/health/... @cbcnews.ca ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Black mothersโ€™ negative health experiences a โ€˜silent epidemicโ€™ in Canada www.thestar.com/news/gta/bla... @thestar.com ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Alberta moves closer to donating imported medication to Ukraine as expiry dates loom edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Cells are swapping their mitochondria. What does this mean for our health? www.nature.com/articles/d41... @gvconroy.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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An emboldened anti-abortion faction wants US women who have abortions to face criminal charges www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/an-em... @apnews.com ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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'I cannot guarantee complete confidentiality,' VA therapists ordered to tell veterans www.npr.org/sections/sho... @npr.org ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Why do we tolerate neurotoxic lead in our kids' drinking water? ijb.utoronto.ca/news/insight... @blanphear.bsky.social @ijbstories.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Decades after it was declared eliminated, I fear the heartbreaking, avoidable consequences of measles canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/d... by @drisubramanian.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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After my surgery, I got a glimpse into the vast, hidden world of personal caregivers www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Too many people in Canada are struggling to get the care they need As a federal election approaches, itโ€™s time to ask what parties are promisingโ€”and push for real answers Join this important conversation hosted by @theglobeandmail.com on Apr 15, 12:30โ€“1:30pm ET globeandmailevents.com/election2025

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My baby girl almost died. That's why national pharmacare will decide my vote www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Meet the so-called 'bed-blockers' in Ontario's hospitals โ€” Some patients the government wants out of hospitals are bedbound with feeding tubes, gaping wounds and no family www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/... @jackhauen.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Trump order prompts Canadian cancer research group to scrub gender-inclusive language from U.S.-funded trials www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @andreawoo.bsky.social @cctg.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Do I need a measles booster? Hereโ€™s how you can protect yourself www.thestar.com/news/gta/do-... @thestar.com ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome forced a Winnipeg Jets draft pick to retire at 21. What is it? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @cbcnews.ca ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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'People don't judge you': Inside the final days of a safe consumption site in Toronto www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/peopl... @liamdevlincasey.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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London-region health unit has 40% of province's 800+ measles cases lfpress.com/news/local-n... ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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White House orders NIH to research trans 'regret' and 'detransition' www.npr.org/sections/sho... @npr.org ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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Black psychologists fear EDI rollback within Canadian Psychological Association www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @cammacd.bsky.social ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter ๐Ÿ

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