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· May 9
Vagina dialogues
When I learned I had precancerous lesions on my cervix and that my doctor was recommending I remove them surgically, my reaction went as follows: One, muted panic. Two, I’m definitely going to die. Th...
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"When it comes to understanding what’s going on with our bodies, who can we trust?" Read my feature in @thismagazine.bsky.social, about online reproductive health education, medical advocacy & what second-gen feminists can teach us about fighting for equitable, safer care: this.org/2025/05/05/v...
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Stimulant prescriptions for ADHD up sharply since 2015, especially among women, by @davidmcginn.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Stimulant prescriptions for ADHD up sharply since 2015, especially among women
Advocates say the fact women are getting treatment is good news, but there is concern some people are being misdiagnosed with the condition
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Stimulant prescriptions for ADHD up sharply since 2015, especially among women, by @davidmcginn.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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“Santé Québec’s website is nearly all in French even though the province’s English speakers have the legal right to receive health and social services in their mother tongue — a right that is not being respected when it comes to online communications.”
Santé Québec defends nearly all-French website despite anglo concerns montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
December 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“Santé Québec’s website is nearly all in French even though the province’s English speakers have the legal right to receive health and social services in their mother tongue — a right that is not being respected when it comes to online communications.”
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Santé Québec defends nearly all-French website despite anglo concerns montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Santé Québec defends nearly all-French website despite anglo concerns montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
“Even if Bill 2 is being shelved, it has inflicted lasting damage on Quebec’s health-care system” : montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu... via @mtlgazette.bsky.social
Hanes: The bitter pill of a doctor deal at the 11th hour
Did it really have to come to this? Bill 2 has mercifully been shelved but it has inflicted lasting damage on Quebec's health system.
montrealgazette.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Even if Bill 2 is being shelved, it has inflicted lasting damage on Quebec’s health-care system” : montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu... via @mtlgazette.bsky.social
11 medical specialists withdraw from MUHC over Bill 2: montrealgazette.com/news/montrea...
11 medical specialists withdraw from MUHC over Bill 2
The hospital said it is actively working to get them to reconsider.
montrealgazette.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
11 medical specialists withdraw from MUHC over Bill 2: montrealgazette.com/news/montrea...
Le pic de la saison de la grippe est attendu pendant les Fêtes : ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/221... #health #quebec #canada
Le pic de la saison de la grippe est attendu pour les Fêtes
La saison de la grippe est arrivée hâtivement au Québec et son le pic devrait être atteint pendant le temps des Fêtes, selon les professionnels de la santé.
ici.radio-canada.ca
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Le pic de la saison de la grippe est attendu pendant les Fêtes : ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/221... #health #quebec #canada
Family physicians reach tentative deal with Quebec over Bill 2 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Family physicians reach tentative deal with Quebec over Bill 2 | CBC News
Quebec family doctors have struck a tentative agreement with the province, only weeks before the implementation of controversial reforms that threatened clinic closures and the departure of GPs to oth...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Family physicians reach tentative deal with Quebec over Bill 2 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘Disastrous’: One of Montreal’s largest pediatric clinics to close due to Quebec’s Bill 2 montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/t...
Bill 2: One of Montreal’s largest pediatric clinics to close
Heartbreaking and devastating. Those are some of the words Montrealers are using to describe the closure of one of the city’s largest pediatric clinics. Tiny Tots Decarie in Côte Saint-Luc, a staple i...
montreal.citynews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
‘Disastrous’: One of Montreal’s largest pediatric clinics to close due to Quebec’s Bill 2 montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/t...
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Canada announced a $1.2 billion initiative to attract more than 1,000 doctors, researchers, and scientists in fields targeted by the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies and funding cuts.
www.thedailybeast.com/canada-launc...
www.thedailybeast.com/canada-launc...
Canada Launches $1B Plan to Lure Researchers Sick of Trump
The move seeks to position Canada as a safe haven for researchers and scientists targeted by the administration.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Canada announced a $1.2 billion initiative to attract more than 1,000 doctors, researchers, and scientists in fields targeted by the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies and funding cuts.
www.thedailybeast.com/canada-launc...
www.thedailybeast.com/canada-launc...
The key takeaway here isn't $$. It's how Quebecers are getting sick and dying because of the inability + lack of desire of gov to protect housing rights for all. Also: this is why "health care" is about more than ER visits. A broad perspective on health = focus on environment, prevention, community.
The housing crisis costs Quebec’s health care system at least $2 billion annually, according to calculations by the Quebec Observatory on Inequality.
Housing crisis costing $2 billion per year in health-care costs: Quebec study
The housing crisis costs Quebec’s health care system at least $2 billion annually, according to calculations by the Quebec Observatory on Inequality.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The key takeaway here isn't $$. It's how Quebecers are getting sick and dying because of the inability + lack of desire of gov to protect housing rights for all. Also: this is why "health care" is about more than ER visits. A broad perspective on health = focus on environment, prevention, community.
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Canada to open new fast track to permanent residency for 5,000 foreign doctors https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/diab-foreign-doctors-permanent-residency-9.7006937
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Canada to open new fast track to permanent residency for 5,000 foreign doctors https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/diab-foreign-doctors-permanent-residency-9.7006937
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
Des «attitudes anti-avortement» existent dans le réseau de la santé québécois : www.ledevoir.com/actualites/s...
Des «attitudes anti-avortement» existent dans le réseau de la santé québécois
Une étude recommande notamment de renforcer la formation médicale sur le sujet.
www.ledevoir.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Des «attitudes anti-avortement» existent dans le réseau de la santé québécois : www.ledevoir.com/actualites/s...
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Are you a Gen Zer with a disability, particularly neurodivergence? Want to talk to a journalist about your thoughts on disability, stigma and and identity? Email me at sluterman dot 19thnews dot org or DM.
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Are you a Gen Zer with a disability, particularly neurodivergence? Want to talk to a journalist about your thoughts on disability, stigma and and identity? Email me at sluterman dot 19thnews dot org or DM.
Montreal-area maternity ward closing for 3 months due to staff shortage www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art... via @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social
Montreal-area maternity ward closing for 3 months due to staff shortage
A shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists has led to the temporary closure of the maternity ward at a hospital on Montreal’s North Shore, which will redirect pregnant women to another hospital 23 kilom...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Montreal-area maternity ward closing for 3 months due to staff shortage www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art... via @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social
Quebec’s College of Physicians warns of political interference under Bill 7 montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/02/q...
Quebec's College of Physicians warns of political interference under Bill 7
The Collège des médecins du Québec says Bill 7 risks opening the door to political interference that could weaken the scientific independence of public-health bodies. The organization is calling for c...
montreal.citynews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Quebec’s College of Physicians warns of political interference under Bill 7 montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/02/q...
«Il faut casser l’hémorragie»: au moins 40 cliniques médicales menacées de fermeture www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/12/02/i... from @journaldemontreal.com
«Il faut casser l’hémorragie»: au moins 40 cliniques médicales menacées de fermeture
Au moins 40 cliniques médicales de partout au Québec sont menacées de fermeture ou mettront la clé sous la porte à cause de l’imposition de la loi 2.
www.journaldemontreal.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
«Il faut casser l’hémorragie»: au moins 40 cliniques médicales menacées de fermeture www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/12/02/i... from @journaldemontreal.com
Experts warn merger of 2 Quebec health agencies could undermine public health. Government says merger will increase efficiency, but professors warn it could reduce preventive care: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Experts warn merger of 2 Quebec health agencies could undermine public health | CBC News
Experts are raising concerns over Quebec’s plan to merge two major health agencies as part of a broader plan to reduce bureaucracy. They warn the move could weaken public health, reduce preventive car...
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Experts warn merger of 2 Quebec health agencies could undermine public health. Government says merger will increase efficiency, but professors warn it could reduce preventive care: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Un an de Santé Québec | Une « machine plus lourde » et un bilan « pas convaincant » www.lapresse.ca/actualites/p... from @lapresse.ca
Un an de Santé Québec | Une « machine plus lourde » et un bilan « pas convaincant »
L’opposition à Québec et les syndicats du milieu de la santé dressent un bilan bien moins reluisant que celui de la haute direction de Santé Québec, un an après sa création. Leur constat : la « machin...
www.lapresse.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Un an de Santé Québec | Une « machine plus lourde » et un bilan « pas convaincant » www.lapresse.ca/actualites/p... from @lapresse.ca
Un an de Santé Québec | « On prend notre envol », dit la grande patronne : lapresse.ca/actualites/sante/2025-12-01/un-an-de-sante-quebec/on-prend-notre-envol-dit-la-grande-patronne.php from @lapresse.ca
Un an de Santé Québec | « On prend notre envol », dit la grande patronne
Malgré des débuts laborieux, Santé Québec se targue de faire enfin bouger l’aiguille, un an après sa création. Le rattrapage en chirurgie va bien, le déficit budgétaire s’est résorbé, mais les écueils...
lapresse.ca
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Un an de Santé Québec | « On prend notre envol », dit la grande patronne : lapresse.ca/actualites/sante/2025-12-01/un-an-de-sante-quebec/on-prend-notre-envol-dit-la-grande-patronne.php from @lapresse.ca
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RFK Jr’s CDC posting lies about vaccines and autism on their website isn’t just misinformation, it’s intentionally weaponized eugenicist rhetoric that will kill people.
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
RFK Jr’s CDC posting lies about vaccines and autism on their website isn’t just misinformation, it’s intentionally weaponized eugenicist rhetoric that will kill people.
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
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How can we call on this when we are still sending Israel weapons?!
Twenty-five countries including the UK, Canada, France and a host of European nations say the war in Gaza “must end now” and Israel must comply with international law.
UK, Canada and 23 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’
The foreign ministers of countries including Australia, Canada and Japan have condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians” seeking food.
www.thestar.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
How can we call on this when we are still sending Israel weapons?!