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A reminder that CNN is a top channel in Canada and that this conversation is about us too. Our latest media research for the record
This story is nuts
The journal ‘Pediatrics and Child health’ has been published an article type, for case reports, that are made up and fictional without having any clear notice 😱
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Obvious but confirmed:
people now read less news, more AI summaries of news.
A bunch of drugs with an "approved" stamp overlay
Worth watching:
Health Canada's drug approval process is not actually broken https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/health-canadas-drug-approval-process-is-not-actually-broken/
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Digoxin?
My latest story is out. Bots get banned on social media.
The workaround? Real humans posting AI-generated messages in a gamified system, coordinated by an AI command centre. And it's being offered to your local town councillor.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/24/i...
Marty Makary, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner, testifies before a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Senate Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 6, 2025.
One to watch:
FDA chief says 'everything should be over the counter' unless drug is unsafe or addictive https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/18/fda-chief-marty-makary-more-drugs-should-be-over-the-counter.html
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Red Tape has been an integral part of the Canadian identity since at least 1965, when it was incorporated into the design of the national flag (twice)
"The posture of Health Canada was always protecting, protecting ... we added a lot of layers.”
“This is why I am pushing my department … moving fast, removing the red tapes.”
Paid accounts on X.com
I wonder if GA dems will take this as a cue to stop paying for accounts on x (dot) com.
The Canadian government intends to increase Health Canada's reliance on foreign regulators for drug approvals.
The Health Minister has acknowledged that US institutions are no longer reliable, but it is not known if US regulators will be included in Canada's incoming regulatory schema.
RELATED: Ontario finance minister outlines tariff relief strategy – Apr 12, 2025
In today's roundup:
Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is 'unsustainable' https://globalnews.ca/news/11669653/ontario-unsustainable-health-care-spending/
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@todmaffin.com @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
'I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up.'
Some of the biggest "doctor" pages online are not human. An @indicator.media investigation uncovered more than two dozen Instagram, TikTok and YouTube pages feature AI-generated fake doctors, with many still active despite being reported. Could you tell the difference?
#AI #Deepfakes #FakeDoctors
More of this
These numbers speak for themselves.
Over a three-year span, a surgical device (without AI) was reported to the FDA seven times for malfunctioning and once for causing injury (unconfirmed).
Since AI was added in 2021 there have been at least 100 reports of malfunctions and adverse patient events.
These numbers speak for themselves.
Over a three-year span, a surgical device (without AI) was reported to the FDA seven times for malfunctioning and once for causing injury (unconfirmed).
Since AI was added in 2021 there have been at least 100 reports of malfunctions and adverse patient events.
True 🕶
I'm surprised there's this many football players attending this bad bunny concert
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham as they begin a meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025.
N.L. premier says 'fractured' federal approach to pharmacare creating inequities https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/nl-premier-says-fractured-federal-approach-to-pharmacare-creating-inequities/
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Key context on the American Medical Association's endorsement of restrictions on gender-related surgery for minors:
Canadian Parliament building interior
Insurers push Ottawa and provinces to clear regulatory roadblocks for virtual care https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/clhia-targeting-regulatory-barriers-ongoing-investment-in-virtual-care-solutions-in-2026/
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Kudos to premier @susanholtnb.bsky.social and the government of NB for following the science and moving policy beyond 2020-era disinformation.
Literal breath of fresh air.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
What's the vibe over there?
Key context on the American Medical Association's endorsement of restrictions on gender-related surgery for minors:
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
Unsafe care delays are now routine across the country, and waiting room deaths have crossed the line from being tragic anomalies into policy outcomes.
Dr. Paul Parks writes:
The inside of one of the facilities
ICE halts 'all movement' at Texas 'detention facility' due to measles https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dilley-center-texas-measles-cases/
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