Michelle Cohen
@docmcohen.medsky.social
rural Ontario family doc | writer | Family Medicine @queensuhealth.bsky.social | she/her
Health equity, health policy, wellness pseudoscience, women's health, history of medicine.
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Health equity, health policy, wellness pseudoscience, women's health, history of medicine.
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Michelle Cohen
@docmcohen.medsky.social
· Sep 11
How Hollywood’s obsession with the ‘Dry Look’ harms men and boys - Healthy Debate
Increasingly distorted male beauty standards have come to celebrate visible dehydration as a physical ideal.
healthydebate.ca
NEW: I wrote about the physical and psychological harms of Hollywood male beauty standards that idealize dehydration.
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Of course, the mouth breathing crowd wants to blame Canada's measles outbreaks on recent immigrants. Here's why that accusation is unfounded.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Of course, the mouth breathing crowd wants to blame Canada's measles outbreaks on recent immigrants. Here's why that accusation is unfounded.
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Women were excluded from clinical trails until 1993 in the U.S. and 1997 in Canada. @namshine.bsky.social talks with @docmcohen.medsky.social (@queensuhealth.bsky.social) about excluding women has shaped medicine and harmed women’s health, on (MIS)Treated: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Women were excluded from clinical trails until 1993 in the U.S. and 1997 in Canada. @namshine.bsky.social talks with @docmcohen.medsky.social (@queensuhealth.bsky.social) about excluding women has shaped medicine and harmed women’s health, on (MIS)Treated: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
I would still put more direct blame on Danielle Smith, who openly platformed COVID denialist doctors while they spread anti-vax lies and conspiracy theories.
She's played a large role in the increase of distrust in vaccines and the medical establishment in Alberta.
She's played a large role in the increase of distrust in vaccines and the medical establishment in Alberta.
Yes, infectious disease upticks blame lies on the shoulders of every elected Provincial and 🇨🇦Federal politician - it’s been there for years. But even more blame lies on the shoulders of every anti-science, anti-medicine, under educated adult in Canada. There’s nothing to deny - you’re all culpable.
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I would still put more direct blame on Danielle Smith, who openly platformed COVID denialist doctors while they spread anti-vax lies and conspiracy theories.
She's played a large role in the increase of distrust in vaccines and the medical establishment in Alberta.
She's played a large role in the increase of distrust in vaccines and the medical establishment in Alberta.
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The irony here is Alberta insisting that it is "open for business" and encouraging businesses and families to relocate there, while literally enabling an outbreak of a savagely contagious disease. What sane people would voluntarily move to such a scientific backwoods?
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The irony here is Alberta insisting that it is "open for business" and encouraging businesses and families to relocate there, while literally enabling an outbreak of a savagely contagious disease. What sane people would voluntarily move to such a scientific backwoods?
Good point.
So unfair. This analysis overlooks the important contribution of the feckless and incompetent Ontario government to this public health failure.
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Good point.
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In addition to weird, another good adjective is embarrassing.
The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In addition to weird, another good adjective is embarrassing.
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They f'ed up. They f'ed up real good.
The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
They f'ed up. They f'ed up real good.
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“A lot of people worked for a long time to achieve that measles elimination status, and to lose it in one year because of a failure of government action … for a disease that’s totally preventable, it just makes me sad.”
Meanwhile, Ontario...
Meanwhile, Ontario...
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“A lot of people worked for a long time to achieve that measles elimination status, and to lose it in one year because of a failure of government action … for a disease that’s totally preventable, it just makes me sad.”
Meanwhile, Ontario...
Meanwhile, Ontario...
The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.
Truly there's a special place in hell for people so desperate for attention that they've become my toddler that one day she ripped off her diaper and yelled "poop!" as a turd rolled onto the floor.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Truly there's a special place in hell for people so desperate for attention that they've become my toddler that one day she ripped off her diaper and yelled "poop!" as a turd rolled onto the floor.
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Ezra Healing is a "medical freedom" clinic started by former nurse Svetlana Rilkoff. The internet abounds with rumours of her ivermectin-smuggling operation (among other scandals).
William Makis is said to be the main buyer of her ivermectin products. His customers should read this warning. 👇
William Makis is said to be the main buyer of her ivermectin products. His customers should read this warning. 👇
Unauthorized drugs seized from Ezra Healing in Kelowna, BC may pose serious health risks - Canada.ca
Health Canada is warning consumers about multiple unauthorized drug products seized from Ezra Healing located at 100-2041 Harvey Ave, in Kelowna, British Columbia. The products are labelled to contain...
recalls-rappels.canada.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Ezra Healing is a "medical freedom" clinic started by former nurse Svetlana Rilkoff. The internet abounds with rumours of her ivermectin-smuggling operation (among other scandals).
William Makis is said to be the main buyer of her ivermectin products. His customers should read this warning. 👇
William Makis is said to be the main buyer of her ivermectin products. His customers should read this warning. 👇
Thousands of doctors, med students, and their supporters rally to prevent Quebec from destroying its health care system with shockingly terrible and authoritarian legislation.
Thousands fill Bell Centre demanding Quebec suspend law reforming doctors' pay | CBC News
Thousands of doctors, medical students and supporters filled the Bell Centre on Sunday to demand the Quebec government suspend Bill 2. The law links a part of physicians' pay to performance indicators...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Thousands of doctors, med students, and their supporters rally to prevent Quebec from destroying its health care system with shockingly terrible and authoritarian legislation.
Surprise snow in November is never ok. Why, nature, why?
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Surprise snow in November is never ok. Why, nature, why?
It's easy to intepret this criticism as Weinstein's personal frustration that he didn't get recruited the way his "friends" did. I wonder what he'd be saying if he didn't have that bitter resentment about being passed over.
Bret Weinstein dunking on Jay Bhattacharya, who never imagined he would become woven into the conspiracies he promoted and enabled.
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It's easy to intepret this criticism as Weinstein's personal frustration that he didn't get recruited the way his "friends" did. I wonder what he'd be saying if he didn't have that bitter resentment about being passed over.
Jon Kay's motivation to copy behaviour based on seeing...
❌ A photo of a human getting a vaccine
✅ A photo of a dog with a shiny mane
❌ A photo of a human getting a vaccine
✅ A photo of a dog with a shiny mane
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Jon Kay's motivation to copy behaviour based on seeing...
❌ A photo of a human getting a vaccine
✅ A photo of a dog with a shiny mane
❌ A photo of a human getting a vaccine
✅ A photo of a dog with a shiny mane
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Fuck that guy
Video shows North York (Canada) synagogue being vandalized for 10th time this year
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Police investigating after video shows North York synagogue being vandalized for 10th time this year
Video has surfaced of a masked suspect vandalizing a synagogue in North York that police say has been targeted nine other times this year.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Fuck that guy
Ezra Healing is a "medical freedom" clinic started by former nurse Svetlana Rilkoff. The internet abounds with rumours of her ivermectin-smuggling operation (among other scandals).
William Makis is said to be the main buyer of her ivermectin products. His customers should read this warning. 👇
William Makis is said to be the main buyer of her ivermectin products. His customers should read this warning. 👇
Unauthorized drugs seized from Ezra Healing in Kelowna, BC may pose serious health risks - Canada.ca
Health Canada is warning consumers about multiple unauthorized drug products seized from Ezra Healing located at 100-2041 Harvey Ave, in Kelowna, British Columbia. The products are labelled to contain...
recalls-rappels.canada.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Ezra Healing is a "medical freedom" clinic started by former nurse Svetlana Rilkoff. The internet abounds with rumours of her ivermectin-smuggling operation (among other scandals).
William Makis is said to be the main buyer of her ivermectin products. His customers should read this warning. 👇
William Makis is said to be the main buyer of her ivermectin products. His customers should read this warning. 👇
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Why look, it's an example of an all-male health care workplace where things went really well...
I've been 💔 about this case ever since I learned about it several months ago. Rheanna Laderoute deserved so much more than what she got at Southlake hospital.
Terrific reporting as always from @wendyglauser.bsky.social, who has been holding Southlake and Marko Duic to account since 2018.
Terrific reporting as always from @wendyglauser.bsky.social, who has been holding Southlake and Marko Duic to account since 2018.
An Ontario woman died of an infection after an abortion. Her sister says doctors failed her
When Rheanna Laderoute fell ill, doctors failed to follow up on signs of sepsis. Her sister wants accountability
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Why look, it's an example of an all-male health care workplace where things went really well...
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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The Global Spread of Contraceptive #Misinformation Online www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...
"...a flood of misinformation that favours 'natural' contraceptive methods..."
"...only 10% of the analysed videos were created by qualified health professionals."
"...a flood of misinformation that favours 'natural' contraceptive methods..."
"...only 10% of the analysed videos were created by qualified health professionals."
From Clicks to Consequences: the Global Spread of Contraceptive Misinformation Online - Australian Institute of International Affairs
With over 4.85 billion views, TikTok videos about contraception are shaping how young people around the world understand and make decisions about their reproductive health. Yet, beneath the platform’s...
www.internationalaffairs.org.au
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Global Spread of Contraceptive #Misinformation Online www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...
"...a flood of misinformation that favours 'natural' contraceptive methods..."
"...only 10% of the analysed videos were created by qualified health professionals."
"...a flood of misinformation that favours 'natural' contraceptive methods..."
"...only 10% of the analysed videos were created by qualified health professionals."
Sure, just like age-old truism tells us:
"There's nothing healthier or more stable than an all-male workplace."
"There's nothing healthier or more stable than an all-male workplace."
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Sure, just like age-old truism tells us:
"There's nothing healthier or more stable than an all-male workplace."
"There's nothing healthier or more stable than an all-male workplace."
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Per Customs & Border Protection, Department of Justice, and DEA data, 80-90% of foreign fentanyl that has been brought into the US each year since 2019 has been brought by American citizens coming through ports of entry.
Only 0.02% of people arrested for entering illegally even possess any fentanyl
Only 0.02% of people arrested for entering illegally even possess any fentanyl
Trump: "Every boat that we hit kills -- think of this, if it gets through -- kills 25,000 Americans plus."
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Per Customs & Border Protection, Department of Justice, and DEA data, 80-90% of foreign fentanyl that has been brought into the US each year since 2019 has been brought by American citizens coming through ports of entry.
Only 0.02% of people arrested for entering illegally even possess any fentanyl
Only 0.02% of people arrested for entering illegally even possess any fentanyl
Gah, the number of cursed words in this post: "Maple," "virtual," "startup."
None of them belong in a sentence with "ADHD." This is not good.
None of them belong in a sentence with "ADHD." This is not good.
Maple acquires virtual ADHD-care startup www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... @hannay.bsky.social
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Gah, the number of cursed words in this post: "Maple," "virtual," "startup."
None of them belong in a sentence with "ADHD." This is not good.
None of them belong in a sentence with "ADHD." This is not good.
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Germ theory denialism is the pseudoscientific belief that germs do not cause disease and that germ theory is wrong.
It’s over 160 years old.
It thrives in the alternative medicine and anti-vaccine communities.
It’s over 160 years old.
It thrives in the alternative medicine and anti-vaccine communities.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Germ theory denialism is the pseudoscientific belief that germs do not cause disease and that germ theory is wrong.
It’s over 160 years old.
It thrives in the alternative medicine and anti-vaccine communities.
It’s over 160 years old.
It thrives in the alternative medicine and anti-vaccine communities.