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In February 2025, @nicktsergas.ca and I warned Canada to prepare for the anticipated influx of physicians immigrating north.

The time has come, and Canada is finally ready. Thanks to all Canadians who helped make this happen. 🇨🇦
Paging Canada: Your future doctors are fleeing the U.S.
Before the US election, my wife and I talked about moving to Canada. 2 days after, we put the wheels in motion.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/health/vaccines-dementia-heart-elderly.html

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Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found.
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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How a medical pioneer's cocaine addiction helped shape modern-day residency programs https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medical-residency-programs-history-1.7578315

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William Stewart Halsted performing surgery with assistants and a nurse in an operating room.
January 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Canada to quadruple funding for PHAC measles program after loss of elimination status www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Warning signage for suspected cases of measles is seen outside the main entrance of Woodstock General Hospital in Woodstock, Ont., in May.
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Can a mammogram help identify heart disease? https://www.nbcnews.com/health/heart-health/mammogram-breast-calcium-deposits-heart-disease-study-rcna250561

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Nancy Preston has been encouraging other women to inquire about their own breast arterial calcifications. "Some were told, 'We don't know what you're talking about.'"
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Actress, 48, Seeking Medical Aid in Dying After Decades of Mental Illness people.com/actress-48-s... @idontrememoir.bsky.social

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Claire Brosseau.
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Watchdog calls on Toronto hospital to remove ‘militaristic’ language from security policies after elderly patient injured www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

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Patient Ombudsman is calling for changes to a Toronto hospital after a senior with dementia was allegedly assaulted by a security guard. Jon Woodward reports.
January 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Central Elgin responding to reports of sick and deceased birds in Port Stanley, Ont. https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/central-elgin-responding-to-reports-of-sick-and-deceased-birds-in-port-stanley-ont/

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Geese congregate in Lake Erie in Port Stanley, Ont. on Jan. 3, 2026.
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Ontario nurse calls recent patient deaths in Canada a 'systemic failure' of health-care system nowtoronto.com/news/ontario... @grittynurse.bsky.social

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Archibald-Varley warns healthcare delays are happening across the country, arguing that provincial governments must be held accountable, and privatization will only worsen the crisis. This comes after the recent deaths of Mandy Wood and Prashant Sreekumar who both died after experiencing delays in receiving medical treatment.
January 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Montreal start-up develops airbag-equipped pants designed to reduce hip fractures in seniors https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-startup-develops-inflatable-fall-protection-pants-aimed-at-preventing-hip-fractures/

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A Montreal start-up is developing airbag-equipped pants designed to reduce hip injuries in seniors.
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Kids are using these illegal caffeine packages. Why doctors say it’s alarming https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/sale-of-caffeine-pouches/article_ec044885-1767-4504-b466-a4bd52c9bd6e.html

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LyvWel caffeine pouches were purchased on Amazon by a Star reporter. They're used by placing them in the gums to deliver a quick hit. Health experts say more should be done to restrict access to such pouches by youth. Richard Lautens/ Toronto Star
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Kelowna community rallies behind 11-year old to cover cancer-related expenses https://www.pentictonherald.ca/life/article_1e98eac8-c23f-4c9e-88c4-594ab32c0950.html

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Link, an 11-year old from Kelowna, has been diagnosed with leukemia. His aunt has launched a public appeal for public assistance through GoFundMe.
January 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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'Chinese Peptides' Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/business/chinese-peptides-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlA.bSI-.5puwhP1yiF6B&smid=url-share

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Illustration: vitruvian tech worker with syringes on either side
January 4, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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COVID-19 in Pregnancy Linked With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Early Childhood jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @sammyanderer.bsky.social @jama.com

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illustration of a bunch of floating covid virii surrounding the silhouette of a pregnant woman
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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Missed first vaccines make babies far more likely to miss measles shot, study finds www.statnews.com/2026/01/02/m... @helenbranswell.bsky.social @statnews.com

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Boxes of the measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine and measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine are shown inside a freezer at a doctor's office in Northridge, Calif.
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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Fever-Proof Bird Flu Variant Could Fuel the Next Pandemic https://scitechdaily.com/fever-proof-bird-flu-variant-could-fuel-the-next-pandemic/

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A newly identified viral gene helps bird flu withstand fever, allowing it to thrive where human flu cannot. This heat tolerance increases the chance that certain avian strains could become more dangerous if they ever adapt to humans.
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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How this NWT doctor hopes to lead a national physicians' group cabinradio.ca/273658/news/... @cfpc-cmfc.bsky.social

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Dr Sarah Cook.
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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What Canadians travelling to Cuba should know as the country deals with a ‘surge’ of infectious diseases https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/cuba-hit-by-surge-of-multiple-infectious-diseases-medical-journal-article-warns/

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Hotel Nacional stands tall near the empty intersection of 23rd Street and the Malecon seawall, amid a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, June 20, 2020.
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate https://www.deccanherald.com/world/china-taxes-condoms-contraceptive-drugs-in-bid-to-spur-birth-rate-3849186

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China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from January 1 in new ​steps to spur a flagging birth rate.
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Study identifies potential biomarker linked to progression and brain inflammation in multiple sclerosis temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/study-i... @jengommerman.bsky.social @valeria-ramaglia.bsky.social @uoftmedicine.bsky.social

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Professors Jen Gommerman and Valeria Ramaglia
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Paying people for plasma feels unethical.

But Canada already gets ~80% of its plasma from the U.S. where the system is far more exploitative.

We can't pretend there’s a standard of Canadian moral purity that we haven’t already broken.

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January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Brain organoids are helping researchers, but raise ethical questions https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2026/01/02/nx-s1-5658576/brain-organoids-research-ethics

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Cross-section of a two-month old cerebral organoid observed under a fluorescence microscope.
January 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Screwworm: Mexico reports 2nd case in 2 days https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/mexico-reports-second-screwworm-case-in-two-days/

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Sterilized screwworm flies sit in a basket in Metapa de Domínguez, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
January 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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12 Truths Healthcare will confront in 2026. Signals that will start becoming trends in the coming year and beyond, by @alikamd.bsky.social socialcontractblog.substack.com/p/12-truths-...
12 Truths Healthcare will confront in 2026
Signals that will start becoming trends in the coming year and beyond
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January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Federal government reverses course on immigration programs for caregivers https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-caregivers-immigration-pathway-home-care-worker-pilot/

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Milafe Buton, a nanny who came to Canada in 2020 under the Temporary Foreign Worker program, is photographed in in Coquitlam, B.C., on December 31, 2025.
January 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM