André Picard @picardonhealth
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail and the author of six bestselling books. I share stories and opinion pieces from a broad range of publications. Shares are not endorsements.
They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
Alberta says allowing doctors to work in the public system and bill patients privately will shorten wait times for everyone, while keeping costs down. But critics say the plan will make care worse for everyone. Q+A w/ @carrietait.bsky.social, Braden Manns www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Alberta says allowing doctors to work in the public system and bill patients privately will shorten wait times for everyone, while keeping costs down. But critics say the plan will make care worse for everyone. Q+A w/ @carrietait.bsky.social, Braden Manns www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
Rouler à Montréal est hasardeux : La sénatrice et championne paralympique Chantal Petitclerc mise K.-O. par un trottoir montréalais, par Patrick Lagacé www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c... via @lapresse.ca
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Rouler à Montréal est hasardeux : La sénatrice et championne paralympique Chantal Petitclerc mise K.-O. par un trottoir montréalais, par Patrick Lagacé www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c... via @lapresse.ca
U.S. CDC C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism. A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/h... via @nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
U.S. CDC C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism. A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/h... via @nytimes.com
It was a pleasure to chat with @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social about his new thriller Final Orbit at a sold-out event hosted by the Vancouver @writersfest.bc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It was a pleasure to chat with @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social about his new thriller Final Orbit at a sold-out event hosted by the Vancouver @writersfest.bc.ca
Flu season is here: What you need to know. Experts are warning the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain could mean a difficult influenza season at home, with flu cases now on the rise in Canada. Q+A w/ Allison McGeer, @jossreimer.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Flu season is here: What you need to know. Experts are warning the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain could mean a difficult influenza season at home, with flu cases now on the rise in Canada. Q+A w/ Allison McGeer, @jossreimer.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
More fan mail... www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
More fan mail... www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Every time I glance at Twitter, I'm reminded why I don't miss it...
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Every time I glance at Twitter, I'm reminded why I don't miss it...
Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine youtu.be/cKoJvHcMLfc?... #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine youtu.be/cKoJvHcMLfc?... #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Doctors are calling a new Quebec law draconian and anti-democratic and threatening to leave the province in droves. What is Bill 2 and why is it so controversial? Q+A w/ Dr. Lynn Couture, @picardonhealth.bsky.social by Piya Chattopadhyay on The Current
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November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Doctors are calling a new Quebec law draconian and anti-democratic and threatening to leave the province in droves. What is Bill 2 and why is it so controversial? Q+A w/ Dr. Lynn Couture, @picardonhealth.bsky.social by Piya Chattopadhyay on The Current
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Is Canada losing the battle against #measles? Country could soon lose elimination status. Q+A w/ @msmacrophage.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca #vaccination
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Is Canada losing the battle against #measles? Country could soon lose elimination status. Q+A w/ @msmacrophage.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca #vaccination
Rémunération des médecins: François Legault doit démontrer que les incitatifs punitifs vont améliorer véritablement l’accès aux soins ou stopper la réforme, par @yvesboisvert.bsky.social www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c... via @lapresse.ca
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Rémunération des médecins: François Legault doit démontrer que les incitatifs punitifs vont améliorer véritablement l’accès aux soins ou stopper la réforme, par @yvesboisvert.bsky.social www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c... via @lapresse.ca
Health and Climate Change – Solutions to meet new risks in Canada. If you missed this event live on Oct 6, here is a recording.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Health and Climate Change – Solutions to meet new risks in Canada. If you missed this event live on Oct 6, here is a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u89z... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Why misinformation and disinformation are bad for your health. Q+A w/ @picardonhealth.bsky.social by Adam Hunter on CBC Regina www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Why misinformation and disinformation are bad for your health. Q+A w/ @picardonhealth.bsky.social by Adam Hunter on CBC Regina www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
Aging Out: Transition from pediatric to adult care for rare neurodevelopmental disorders.
There is still time to register for this Oct 16 webinar with Dr. Carolina Gorodetsky, Annie Thomas-Diceman, Carl Weatherell, Durhane Wong-Rieger globeandmailevents.com/agingout/tga... via @theglobeandmail.com
There is still time to register for this Oct 16 webinar with Dr. Carolina Gorodetsky, Annie Thomas-Diceman, Carl Weatherell, Durhane Wong-Rieger globeandmailevents.com/agingout/tga... via @theglobeandmail.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Aging Out: Transition from pediatric to adult care for rare neurodevelopmental disorders.
There is still time to register for this Oct 16 webinar with Dr. Carolina Gorodetsky, Annie Thomas-Diceman, Carl Weatherell, Durhane Wong-Rieger globeandmailevents.com/agingout/tga... via @theglobeandmail.com
There is still time to register for this Oct 16 webinar with Dr. Carolina Gorodetsky, Annie Thomas-Diceman, Carl Weatherell, Durhane Wong-Rieger globeandmailevents.com/agingout/tga... via @theglobeandmail.com
Looking for to moderating this event, Health and Climate Change Solutions to Meet New Risks in Canada, on the afternoon of Monday Oct. 6.
There is still time to register and attend -- online or live in Toronto.
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There is still time to register and attend -- online or live in Toronto.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Looking for to moderating this event, Health and Climate Change Solutions to Meet New Risks in Canada, on the afternoon of Monday Oct. 6.
There is still time to register and attend -- online or live in Toronto.
globeandmailevents.com/healthandcli... via @cmadocs.bsky.social
There is still time to register and attend -- online or live in Toronto.
globeandmailevents.com/healthandcli... via @cmadocs.bsky.social
The Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report is published weekly. It features data on COVID-19, influenza and RSV. health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-...
October 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report is published weekly. It features data on COVID-19, influenza and RSV. health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-...
COVID-19 vaccine campaigns launch across Canada for 2025-26. What you need to know about COVID this fall.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
COVID-19 vaccine campaigns launch across Canada for 2025-26. What you need to know about COVID this fall.
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Last ditch, by David Parkins www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Last ditch, by David Parkins www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
How measles made its way back to Canada. Measles, a dangerous illness that for decades has rarely infected Canadians, has returned. This is the outbreak’s origin story, by Nathan VanderKlippe www.theglobeandmail.com via @theglobeandmail.com #vaccination
September 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How measles made its way back to Canada. Measles, a dangerous illness that for decades has rarely infected Canadians, has returned. This is the outbreak’s origin story, by Nathan VanderKlippe www.theglobeandmail.com via @theglobeandmail.com #vaccination
Post-pandemic, the Public Health Agency of Canada is shaving 10% of its workforce. What those cuts will mean for Canada’s ability to counter vaccine misinformation as skepticism rises in Canada and the U.S., w/ @picardonhealth.bsky.social (scroll to 29:30) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
September 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Post-pandemic, the Public Health Agency of Canada is shaving 10% of its workforce. What those cuts will mean for Canada’s ability to counter vaccine misinformation as skepticism rises in Canada and the U.S., w/ @picardonhealth.bsky.social (scroll to 29:30) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
Annual #COVID19 deaths in Canada 2020-2024. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Annual #COVID19 deaths in Canada 2020-2024. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Letters to the editor in response to column "Doug Ford barking up the wrong tree on animal research."
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September 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Letters to the editor in response to column "Doug Ford barking up the wrong tree on animal research."
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