André Picard @picardonhealth

Elizabeth Renzetti: We’re gambling with men’s health. Here’s why that’s bad for all of us The percentage of men reporting “very good” or “excellent” mental health has fallen from 70 per cent 52 per cent in a decade

Gambling is being rebranded as “prediction markets” or “gaming." There are clear losers in the explosion of micro-gambling: Young men and boys, whose health is being harmed by having gambling dens on their phones, by @lizrenzetti.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com

Congrats Brian! Looking forward to reading “The Casino Shift” and your insights on Canadian ERs.

'A terrible experience': Patients spent days on overflow stretchers in Corner Brook hospital | CBC News After spending six days on a hospital stretcher, Jaymee Miller said she hopes she never has to be admitted to the Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook ever again.

Woman who spent six days on overflow stretcher in a small windowless room of Newfoundland hospital says experience was ‘degrading’ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

Menopausal hormone therapy is free in B.C. and Manitoba. Why not in the rest of Canada? Possible symptom relief for millions of Canadian women has long been financially out of reach

Menopausal hormone therapy is free in B.C. and Manitoba. Why not in the rest of Canada? by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com

They are in BC and Manitoba, and a couple of other provinces.

They are in BC and Manitoba, and a couple of other provinces.

Menopausal hormone therapy is free in B.C. and Manitoba. Why not in the rest of Canada? Possible symptom relief for millions of Canadian women has long been financially out of reach

Menopausal hormone therapy is free in B.C. and Manitoba. Why not in the rest of Canada? by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com

Iris Gorfinkel: We’re blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people As wait times soar and millions struggle without a family doctor, the old “blame the immigrants” narrative has made a comeback in Canadian politics and media. This kind of rhetoric

We’re blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people. The old “blame the immigrants” narrative has made a comeback, by @drgorfinkel.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com

The untold story of the Human Genome Project: How one man’s DNA became a pillar of genetics The story of how and why a single DNA donor came to be the centerpiece of one of biology’s crowning achievements has largely escaped public scrutiny.

The untold story of the Human Genome Project: How one man’s DNA became a pillar of genetics. The story of how and why one donor became the centerpiece of one of biology's crowning achievements, by @ashleythesmart.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/07/09/h... via @undark.org @statnews.com

How Kennedy Is Trying to Revamp Medical School

How RFK Jr. Is Trying to Revamp Medical School. His ideas, and tactics, concern some experts. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u... via @nytimes.com #MedEd

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts Residents reported significant barriers to accessing supports and services long before tragedy struck

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Opinion: Can understanding the Tumbler Ridge shooting help prevent future tragedies? We don’t have clear answers, only clues – but those can still offer guidance on what can be done in the future

Can understanding the Tumbler Ridge shooting help prevent future tragedies? We don't have clear answers, just clues -- but those can still offer guidance, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

B.C. coroner calls inquest into Tumbler Ridge mass shooting Announcement comes amid mounting calls for public inquiry into Feb. 10 tragedy

B.C. coroner calls inquest into Tumbler Ridge killings. The tragedy. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says inquest "will make evidence-based recommendations aimed at preventing similar loss of life in the future,” by Cheryl Chan vancouversun.com/news/bc-chie... via @vancouversun.bsky.social

GLP-1 drugs are reshaping people’s eating and spending habits, survey suggests About three million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro and many more would like to

GLP-1 drugs like are reshaping people’s eating and spending habits, survey suggests. About three million Canadians are taking weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro and many more would like to, by @nicireland.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Vancouver General diverts pregnant patients with complex cases because of OB-GYN shortage Doctors at B.C.’s largest hospital argue province had more than a year to address the problem

Vancouver General Hospital diverts pregnant patients with complex cases because of OB-GYN shortage, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

I don’t want to live forever. I want to live a day longer than my dependent son It weighs on me that, as capable and caring as his paid caregivers are, no one will love him as I do

I don’t want to live forever. I want to live a day longer than my dependent son. It weighs on me that, as capable and caring as his paid caregivers are, no one will love him as I do, by Carmen Farrell www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p... via @theglobeandmail.com

Young music and movie stars are openly smoking cigarettes. Is smoking cool again? Q+A w/ Jared Oviatt by @mattgalloway.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca #cigfluencers

Canada will be a launching pad in the global race for generic Ozempic Six pharmaceutical companies have applied to make a generic version of semaglutide, and competition will continue to heat up in the rapidly growing weight-loss market

Skinny, Inc. Part 2: The big business of Ozempic. How generic semaglutide will mean lower prices and more options, w/ @hannay.bsky.social, @kellygrant1.bsky.social, Kasia Mychajlowycz www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the... www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... via @theglobeandmail.com

A titan of vaccine development sees his field’s achievements slip away Stanley Plotkin, the 93-year-old "godfather of vaccines," is watching his field’s achievements slip away.

A titan of vaccine development sees his field’s achievements slip away. Stanley Plotkin, the ‘godfather of vaccines,’ feels dismay because he knows what comes next, by @helenbranswell.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/03/02/s... via @statnews.com

Ottawa says provinces should pay for nurse practitioners, gives one-year grace before penalties New policy amounts to one of the most significant updates of the Canada Health Act in years

Ottawa says provinces should pay for nurse practitioners because they provide 'medically necessary' services. New policy starts April 1, but Ottawa will allow a one-year grace before imposing penalties, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... via @theglobeandmail.com

in 2023, Renfrew County had one of highest rates of overdose deaths Canada. Since then, opioid deaths have dropped by half, thanks to a community care model led by paramedics. Here's how it works. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca @rebeccazandbergen.bsky.social

The marathon boom is straining the sport – and reshaping its future Technology, planning and fuelling could all give runners and races a leg up

The marathon boom is straining the sport – and reshaping its future. Completing a marathon, once mostly the domain of elite athletes and the office weirdo, lately feels as commonplace as playing a game of tennis, by Alex Cyr www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article... via @theglobeandmail.com

An Ohio newspaper has a new star writer. It isn’t human. At the 184-year-old Cleveland Plain Dealer, a top editor’s push to let AI draft news articles is boosting traffic — and spooking staffers.

An Ohio newspaper is letting AI write stories. The humans aren’t thrilled. At the 184-year-old Cleveland Plain Dealer, a top editor’s push to let AI draft news articles is boosting traffic — and spooking staffers. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... via @washingtonpost.com #journalism

Le hasard ne prend pas de photo. Le photojournaliste a une mission et un niveau de difficulté que ses collègues reporters n’ont pas, par @fcardinal.bsky.social www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c... via @lapresse.ca

Why were toxic drug deaths in B.C. down 21% in 2025? | CBC News A new study has found that decreasing fentanyl concentrations in the illicit drug supply was related with a decrease in fatal overdoses in B.C. But scientists, advocates and officials remain unclear o...

Why were toxic drug deaths in B.C. down 21% in 2025? New study found that as fentanyl concentrations went down, so did local drug deaths, by Akshay Kulkarni www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

Le scandale du sang contaminé par le virus du VIH.
@picardonhealth.bsky.social, Guy-Henri Godin et Jean-François Poisson discutent de la série documentaire bouleversante "Du sang sur les mains." ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie... via @radiocanada.bsky.social @penelopemcquade.bsky.social

What does health care coverage for newcomers cost Alberta? Experts weigh in on the potential effects of the province’s coming referendum on immigration

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has placed significant blame on immigration for the fiscal strain on the province's health system. But how much do newcomers actually cost? by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

The Estrogen Patch Surged in Popularity. Now It’s in Shortage.

The Estrogen Patch Surged in Popularity. Now It’s in Shortage.
Changing attitudes around menopause treatment have driven up demand for hormone therapy, by Nina Agrawal www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/w... via @nytimes.com

Tourette syndrome tests the limits of acceptance – I’ve struggled with it for 30 years | Leyland Cecco The anger toward John Davidson’s racist Baftas outburst is understandable. But I’ve had to ask what I owe to others with the condition

Tourette syndrome tests the limits of acceptance – I’ve struggled with it for 30 years, by @leylandcecco.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/film/comment... via @theguardian.com

‘I’ve never been so frightened’: the veteran reporter who turned his lens on the empty bedrooms of school shooting victims The director of an Oscar-nominated documentary that goes into the bedrooms of children killed in US school shootings on why it was his most daunting challenge to date – and the hard task of encouragin...

‘I’ve never been so frightened’ -- A veteran reporter turned his gaze to the empty bedrooms of school shooting victims. Steve Hartman's "All the Empty Rooms," nominated for an Academy Award, is poignant and heart-wrenching. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe... via @us.theguardian.com #GunViolence