Wendy Glauser
@wendyglauser.bsky.social
Toronto-based journalist / health and science comms professional. Bylines in The Walrus, Globe, Macleans, New Scientist, and others.
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There is often a very important difference between terror attacks in the US versus elsewhere and that key difference is not background levels of antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, racism, political rhetoric etc. globalnews.ca/news/1146091...
2 dead, several injured after Manchester, U.K. synagogue attack - National | Globalnews.ca
The incident took place as people gathered at an Orthodox synagogue on Yom Kippur, the day of atonement and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.
globalnews.ca
October 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There is often a very important difference between terror attacks in the US versus elsewhere and that key difference is not background levels of antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, racism, political rhetoric etc. globalnews.ca/news/1146091...
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Good questions. But I wish colleagues would stop assuming that a building is good because it is new. TDSB’s new schools are in fact very bad, and expensive, and their handling of their real estate portfolio has been abysmal.
What happens to $20 B worth of land under provincial supervision. The province didn't respond to my questions, the TDSB can't speak to media. My latest for @thelocal.to thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...
What Happens to TDSB’s $20 Billion Worth of Land Under Provincial Supervision? | The Local
The TDSB is one of Toronto’s largest landowners. When the province took over the board, it also took over its subsidiary that manages its properties—and it’s not saying what’s next.
thelocal.to
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Good questions. But I wish colleagues would stop assuming that a building is good because it is new. TDSB’s new schools are in fact very bad, and expensive, and their handling of their real estate portfolio has been abysmal.
What happens to $20 B worth of land under provincial supervision. The province didn't respond to my questions, the TDSB can't speak to media. My latest for @thelocal.to thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...
What Happens to TDSB’s $20 Billion Worth of Land Under Provincial Supervision? | The Local
The TDSB is one of Toronto’s largest landowners. When the province took over the board, it also took over its subsidiary that manages its properties—and it’s not saying what’s next.
thelocal.to
September 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What happens to $20 B worth of land under provincial supervision. The province didn't respond to my questions, the TDSB can't speak to media. My latest for @thelocal.to thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...
The AI "enhanced" photos of the Utah shooting suspect tells me one thing - people don't understand how AI works.
September 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The AI "enhanced" photos of the Utah shooting suspect tells me one thing - people don't understand how AI works.
In 2018, I investigated a story for the Globe about a doctor who didn't hire female physicians over a 16 year period, as emergency dept chief at two different hospitals in the GTA. Health workers shared discriminatory comments he had made to and about women, and allegations about his patient care.
August 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In 2018, I investigated a story for the Globe about a doctor who didn't hire female physicians over a 16 year period, as emergency dept chief at two different hospitals in the GTA. Health workers shared discriminatory comments he had made to and about women, and allegations about his patient care.
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A horrifying and preventable death.
It's Ontario in 2025. Nobody should be dying from an abortion.
It's Ontario in 2025. Nobody should be dying from an abortion.
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
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August 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A horrifying and preventable death.
It's Ontario in 2025. Nobody should be dying from an abortion.
It's Ontario in 2025. Nobody should be dying from an abortion.
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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
August 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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.
What's most concerning about the Ford government's takeover of school boards is that the provincial government doesn't seem to want to talk to media about it. thelocal.to/school-board...
Inside the Takeover of Toronto-Area School Boards | The Local
The province says its decision to put multiple school boards under supervision is about restoring financial stability. But observers see a larger play for power.
thelocal.to
July 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
What's most concerning about the Ford government's takeover of school boards is that the provincial government doesn't seem to want to talk to media about it. thelocal.to/school-board...
Sometimes, it’s just best to hire a medical writer.
June 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Sometimes, it’s just best to hire a medical writer.
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We cannot look away from the images of children killed in Gaza | Editorial
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May 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I don't often get to write about working conditions and pay issues in health care, even though they're massively important to wait times and care quality.
It was an honour to work with @maddidellplain.bsky.social, Dr. Sahil Gupta, Nicole Naimer, and Dr. Maria Raveendran on this series.
It was an honour to work with @maddidellplain.bsky.social, Dr. Sahil Gupta, Nicole Naimer, and Dr. Maria Raveendran on this series.
🧵 Stitched Together
@healthydebate.bsky.social
Finalist for Best Science & Technology Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Congrats @wendyglauser.bsky.social , and team!
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@healthydebate.bsky.social
Finalist for Best Science & Technology Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Congrats @wendyglauser.bsky.social , and team!
🔗 zurl.co/ic05U
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
May 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I don't often get to write about working conditions and pay issues in health care, even though they're massively important to wait times and care quality.
It was an honour to work with @maddidellplain.bsky.social, Dr. Sahil Gupta, Nicole Naimer, and Dr. Maria Raveendran on this series.
It was an honour to work with @maddidellplain.bsky.social, Dr. Sahil Gupta, Nicole Naimer, and Dr. Maria Raveendran on this series.
Given the state of journalism, there are far too many stories we’re not hearing about the state of health care. I’m so glad for @monicakidd.bsky.social, an expert in both realms, and her journalism - thewalrus.ca/private-heal...
Need a Knee Replacement? You Can Get It at the Mall | The Walrus
Canadians are paying to jump the surgical wait list. It’s unravelling the fabric of public health care
thewalrus.ca
March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Given the state of journalism, there are far too many stories we’re not hearing about the state of health care. I’m so glad for @monicakidd.bsky.social, an expert in both realms, and her journalism - thewalrus.ca/private-heal...
Enraging
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
February 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Enraging
Hospitals need to stay operational and safe, despite wildfire smoke, floods, and extreme heat.
My CTV article describes how climate resilience drove the design of the new St. Paul's hospital.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
My CTV article describes how climate resilience drove the design of the new St. Paul's hospital.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Hospital as ‘climate bunker’: How one health facility is preparing for the future
The health impacts of climate change are increasingly obvious, which is why one Canadian hospital is making climate change resilience central to its design.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hospitals need to stay operational and safe, despite wildfire smoke, floods, and extreme heat.
My CTV article describes how climate resilience drove the design of the new St. Paul's hospital.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
My CTV article describes how climate resilience drove the design of the new St. Paul's hospital.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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I get pushback every time I say this, but I will die on this hill. Women are harmed when doctors refuse/defer indicated pelvic exams.
February 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I get pushback every time I say this, but I will die on this hill. Women are harmed when doctors refuse/defer indicated pelvic exams.
If only this moment of nationalism could be harnessed to save our health care systems…
February 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If only this moment of nationalism could be harnessed to save our health care systems…
Aha! They forgot 'people born with a female reproductive system'.
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BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
insidemedicine.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Aha! They forgot 'people born with a female reproductive system'.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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Cancer patients and chronic illness patients are often bombarded with unsolicited dietary and supplement advice from those around. The pressure is often so high, that some of these patients end up endangering their lives via taking said supplements. It is a nightmare.
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Antioxidants stimulate blood flow in tumours
Vitamin C and other antioxidants stimulate the formation of new blood vessels in lung cancer tumours, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows. T...
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December 29, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Cancer patients and chronic illness patients are often bombarded with unsolicited dietary and supplement advice from those around. The pressure is often so high, that some of these patients end up endangering their lives via taking said supplements. It is a nightmare.
news.ki.se/antioxidants...
news.ki.se/antioxidants...
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This is pretty interesting: Raw pet food contaminated with #H5N1 #birdflu recalled after a house cat in Oregon dies. apnews.com/article/cat-...
Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu
Oregon authorities say a house cat died after eating raw frozen pet food that tested positive for bird flu.
apnews.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:04 PM
This is pretty interesting: Raw pet food contaminated with #H5N1 #birdflu recalled after a house cat in Oregon dies. apnews.com/article/cat-...
In light of the horrific images of a TTC suicide, let's recall that the city doesn't release numbers of track suicides each year, to avoid encouraging more. This policy would make sense if there was nothing we could do to stop people from jumping onto the tracks.
December 19, 2024 at 3:04 PM
In light of the horrific images of a TTC suicide, let's recall that the city doesn't release numbers of track suicides each year, to avoid encouraging more. This policy would make sense if there was nothing we could do to stop people from jumping onto the tracks.
So Air Canada can cancel my direct flight, rebook me on a non-direct flight the next day, forcing me to pay for an extra hotel night and meals, and they don’t have to reimburse me for anything because it was a “safety” issue?
December 14, 2024 at 2:17 AM
So Air Canada can cancel my direct flight, rebook me on a non-direct flight the next day, forcing me to pay for an extra hotel night and meals, and they don’t have to reimburse me for anything because it was a “safety” issue?
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Yes, but no scary socialism and all the freedom fries you can eat!
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Americans Spend More Years Sick Than Rest of World, Study Finds
Even as Americans live longer, they spend more of their years in poor health than any other country, a new study shows.
www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Yes, but no scary socialism and all the freedom fries you can eat!
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"All the jokes, all the snark about the shooting, it's all a coping mechanism for a population of people who feel powerless in our health care system." @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
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December 10, 2024 at 2:12 PM
"All the jokes, all the snark about the shooting, it's all a coping mechanism for a population of people who feel powerless in our health care system." @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
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"There are few procedures in which patients routinely go under the knife without understanding their full range of options — or leave the operating room not knowing exactly which of their organs remain. But that is exactly what happens to many hysterectomy patients."
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
You Had a Hysterectomy. What Did the Doctor Leave Behind?
Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:23 AM
"There are few procedures in which patients routinely go under the knife without understanding their full range of options — or leave the operating room not knowing exactly which of their organs remain. But that is exactly what happens to many hysterectomy patients."
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...