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People who oppose #vaccines often claim that doctors push them because they're paid to by Pharma or that vaccine administration is a big revenue source for doctors. The reality: Delivering vaccine puts an economic strain on many pediatric practices. www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/p...
Do pediatricians make large profits from vaccines?
Vaccine critics like to say that pediatricians profit from vaccines. This report found something very different.
www.statnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
klmscan.bsky.social
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FIRST PERSON | I used to focus on my patients' health. Now with ICE, I worry about their safety | CBC News
Justin Ho is a Canadian studying dentistry in Minneapolis. He was taught to treat a patient regardless of who they are. After recent events in the U.S., he's realized that health care cannot be disent...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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kristenradtke.bsky.social
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
Trump Admin Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff After Receiving Donations From Nursing Home Executives www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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A wheelchair in a nursing home hallway
January 27, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Rhea Seegobin Can’t Afford Terminal Cancer | The Local
For the growing number of Canadians who will get cancer in their lifetimes, the financial stress can be profound. But despite her terminal diagnosis, with the support of her community, Rhea is determi...
thelocal.to
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
klmscan.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake
UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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ANALYSIS | Canada's icebreaker pact looked great until Trump starting threatening the Arctic | CBC News
Canada is a party to an agreement to work with U.S. and Finnish counterparts to produce icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard. Those ships will give the U.S. greater ability to operate in the Arctic. W...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
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Texas attorney general takes aim at pediatricians who vaccinate, claiming they are part of illegal scheme https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/texas-attorney-general-takes-aim-pediatricians-who-vaccinate-claiming-they-are

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January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Ontario pilot project allows faster-than-usual public coverage of five cancer drugs. Medications are the first to benefit from initiative that aims to speed up access to oncology breakthroughs, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Ontario pilot project allows faster-than-usual public coverage of five cancer drugs
Medications are the first to benefit from initiative that aims to speed up access to oncology breakthroughs
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
Federal officials have drawn up plans to include a ban on social media for children under the age of 14 in the government’s coming online harms bill. Aim is to protect young people in the digital space. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... via @theglobeandmail.com
Federal officials draft plans to ban social media for children under 14
Ottawa looking at proposals to include the measure in the forthcoming online harms bill, sources say
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
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Ontario health minister says municipalities should not offer incentives to doctors https://globalnews.ca/news/11623551/ontario-doctor-relocation-incentives-municipal/

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Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones appears at a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
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The quiet commercialization of primary care records https://healthydebate.ca/2026/01/topic/the-quiet-commercialization-of-primary-care-records/

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January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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wendyglauser.bsky.social
The rise in under-qualified hires at childcare centres has shot up more than 1000% in 5 years. Rather than addressing the ECE shortage by improving wages and working conditions, the Ontario government is choosing to "paper over the crisis," advocates say. My latest:
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Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires | The Local
New data shows Ministry of Education approvals for non-ECEs working in ECE-designated roles jumped more than 1,000 percent over the last five years.
thelocal.to
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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Minnesota physicians on ICE presence in hospitals
YouTube video by ABC 6 News - KAAL TV
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January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown
abcnews.go.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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America is a rogue state and a threat to the world.

www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
What Donald Trump wants from Greenland also applies to Canada, experts warn
Canada faces its own dilemma, they say, as the Carney government considers sending troops to the Danish island.
www.thestar.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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My Opinion in @thestar.com today:

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

A thread to explain.

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The Carney government is about to give up a vital bit of sovereignty. Worse, it could harm Canadians’ health
The lessons of the tainted blood scandal appear to be forgotten.
www.thestar.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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It's unclear how many leaders have been asked to join the board, and the large number of invitations being sent out, including to countries that don't get along, has raised questions about the board's mandate and decision-making processes. n.pr/45NLaV2
Trump's Board of Peace has several invited leaders trying to figure out how it'll work
It's unclear how many leaders have been asked to join the board, and the large number of invitations being sent out, including to countries that don't get along, has raised questions about the board's mandate and decision-making processes.
n.pr
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Primary care 101: why the Family Doctor shortage in Canada isn’t just about the number of doctors.

Thread.
January 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
Health Canada considering using decisions of foreign regulators for some drug approvals https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-health-canada-foreign-regulators-drug-approvals/

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Some experts warn that relying on the decisions of foreign drug regulators, such as the Food and Drug Administration, could water down Health Canada's standards and open the door to reducing the number of scientific reviewers on staff.
January 19, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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An op-ed from Matthew Herder, an Applied Public Health Chair and Professor at Dalhousie University.

The timing of this is really quite something.

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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Creating a legally binding pathway whereby new drugs can enter Canada based on foreign regulatory decisions is hard to square with the federal Health Minister’s recent remarks that US government institutions, including USFDA, are no longer reliable. Even if the proposal doesn’t lead to reliance on the American regulator but other foreign authorities, there are massive risks with outsourcing responsibility for new drug reviews. Over time it could gut our regulator’s scientific expertise. Reviewers at Health Canada remember the Krever Inquiry and they are worried about how they will meet their duty of care to the Canadian public when they simply rubber stamp decisions of foreign bodies as opposed to looking under the hood. Our scientific reviewers don’t generally moonlight in industry like many at USFDA. But why would they stay in government when their expertise is no longer valued? Maintaining the capacity of our regulatory system is a national security issue. The Carney government should shelve this proposal to avoid harms to Canadians that might come from inviting new drugs — tainted by weak oversight in the US — into Canada.
January 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
“I am very annoyed”: Pharma execs blast RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccines
Pharma execs had avoided conflict with Trump admin, but now join doctors in rebukes.
arstechnica.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM