Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

Write an article about an imaginary disease as a test of AI’s potential. Read the results.
Scary. @nature.com
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Quebec associations concerned about menopausal hormone therapy practices Menopause has received significant media attention in Quebec in recent years, with many women seeking relief from its side effects. However, 'concerning practices' have been raised by three profession...

100% of women will experience menopause. Access to care, including hormone therapy, must remain available.

But all health care must be grounded in evidence.

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What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.

A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.

One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.

Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.

(Published Dec. 2025)

Health-care providers warn: Unauthorized abortion pills sellers are targeting women in Canada @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
@Aburnspieper
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Almost half of traded wildlife carry disease-causing pathogens More than 40% of traded mammal species share at least one pathogen with humans, compared with only 6% of non-traded mammals.

Nearly half of all wild mammal species traded for food, fur, research and traditional medicines carry at least one pathogen that causes disease in humans

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Why has Health Canada imposed conditions on a paid plasma company? Health Canada has taken the rare step of imposing conditions on Grifols’ clinics nationwide, due to ‘recurring, systemic deficiencies’ found during investigations

New: As a result of ‘recurring, systemic deficiencies’ identified during investigations at several clinics nationwide, Health Canada has taken the rare step of imposing conditions on clinics run by for-profit plasma company Grifols #health #plasma www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...

Get to know Canada’s new Chief Public Health Officer Dr Joss Reimer on the big job of guiding 🇨🇦through the era of health misinformation
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The 2026 Ontario budget neglects core provincial responsibilities - CCPA The 2026 budget fails to address the core responsibilities of provincial governments.

The Ontario budget neglects health care by delivering real spending cuts

An increase of 0.5% falls far below the minimum 4% that is needed to maintain current service levels

Find our budget take attached

#onpoli

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Canadian Health Information Podcast (CHIP) - YouTube The Canadian Health Information Podcast (CHIP), brought to you by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, offers in-depth conversations about Canada’s...

Did you know family members often 'overturn' their loved one’s DNR/Do Not Hospitalize?
1/5 #seniors from #LTC die within 24 hrs of getting sent to the ER. A program is putting the patient's wishes first-reducing “error based” trips to the hospital at end of life by 45% youtu.be/kN6D4G3aJlI?...

'Heartbroken and angry': Ottawa man found dead after homecare agency closes his file - Waterloo Region Health Coalition John LaCombe’s body was found the same day the agency called his sister to say they were closing his file — because he wasn’t answering the phone.   Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen Mon, March 23, 2026...

Ontario’s home care system ends house calls to a man’s home because he wasn’t answering their calls. He died alone. waterloohealthcoalition.org/health-outco... @egpayne.bsky.social

Hundreds of health-care jobs cut in Ontario, union says, amid concerns over nurse shortages Canada’s largest research and teaching hospital network, based in Toronto, has cut another 28 registered nursing positions, most of them in a specialty kidney care unit.

Cutting front line health workers in Ontario in a time of great need. Why is this happening? www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... @ctvnews

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Shed Medicine aka “Shedicine”- the healing power of social connection designed for older men

Men’s sheds- a new way of helping older men stay healthy and mentally engaged? Hear about this international program that’s catching the interest of #senior groups -
With scientists investigating the medicinal benefits -
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Healing Ourselves: Why Healthcare Is a True Test of Canadian Sovereignty Introduction: The Hidden Frontier of Independence

Healing Ourselves: Why Healthcare Is a True Test of Canadian Sovereignty
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Canadian with no symptoms and Stage 3 colorectal cancer an example of why advocates want lower screening age A growing number of people are getting colorectal cancer before the current routine screening age of 50, the Canadian Cancer Society says.

Start screening for colon cancer earlier - because younger adults are developing this disease www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

Thousands of P.E.I. patients left looking for family doctors as physicians leave practices Thousands of patients on Prince Edward Island are set to lose their family doctor after three physicians announced plans in recent weeks to leave, close or retire from their practices, adding pressure...

Thousands of patients in Prince Edward Island are left looking for family doctors as physicians leave the province
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Quebec MNA speaks openly about menopause after hot flash caught on camera Liberal MNA Jennifer Maccarone posted a video on social media in which she openly talks about experiencing a hot flash caused by menopause during a parliamentary committee meeting.

A Quebec provincial politician didn’t hide her hot flash during a meeting… she spoke about it. It’s another step Toward normalizing #menopause @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
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Aging Without Dignity: Seniors and Poverty YouTube video by CIHICanada

Aging Without Dignity: Seniors and Poverty. Q+A w/ Dr. Samir Sinha by @avisfavaro.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK6a... via @cihica.bsky.social

Canada names its new chief public health officer Dr. Joss Reimer, a physician from Manitoba, has been named Canada’s new chief public health officer.

Canada has a new chief public health officer Dr Joss Reimer replacing Dr Teresa Tam.
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Group raises alarm as Quebec seniors’ homes continue to shutter As many seniors' homes continue to close in Quebec, the Regroupement québécois des résidences pour aînés (RQRA) is warning about a lack of funding for these facilities.

Worrying trend- more seniors homes closing - leading to
Longer waits for long term care with some seniors expected to end up living in hospitals because there’s nowhere else for them to go. @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
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Manitoba family seeks answers after woman who waited 11 hours in ER dies Sheri Ross and her family are now seeking answers after their loved one, Stacey Ross, died after waiting hours in a Winnipeg emergency room in January.

Family seeks answers after woman who waited 11 hours in manitoba ER dies of apparent heart attack that was missed. @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
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AI enters the exam room, and nurses are left to manage the fallout When alerts misfire or can’t explain themselves, nurses still carry the risk

When alerts misfire or can’t explain themselves, nurses still carry the risk

Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in Cash-strapped and running out of options, a public hospital in southwestern France has turned to an unlikely source of rescue: potential patients.

Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in with 💰 loans
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NDP calls for action after image shows hallway health care at St. Paul’s Hospital The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for action after an image was released that shows portable beds occupying an area previously used as a registration space at Saskatoon’s St. Paul’s Hospital.

Remember- these patients are being cared for in a hallway because other beds are filled with people waiting discharge to home care or long term care
-www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/ndp-ca... @ctvnews

Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice — and getting answers that put them in danger.

Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources as some groups sow discord internationally
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This job has become the ultimate case study for why AI won’t replace human workers Want to understand how artificial intelligence could change your job? Look to radiology as a clue. Radiology has become a recent talking point in the AI race. It was mentioned multiple times last mont...

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“AI is not only not replacing (radiologists), but it’s actually increasing the amount of work they can do and increasing demand for their services,” www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

New report out this week: Leading Beyond the Gap from Women’s Health Collective Canada (with McKinsey Canada).

Canadian women spend 24% more of their lives in poor health. Closing the women’s health gap could add $37B to GDP by 2040.

whcc.ca/blueprintforaction

Health care on the brink: Most Canadians say access has worsened despite rising spending One in eight Canadians say they’ve been searching for a family doctor for more than a year - or have stopped looking altogether, according to new data from Angus Reid Institute.

Survey shows continuing concern about health care services - across the country www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social

Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report The metric was not included in the latest Ontario Health annual report, with one emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly

An average of 1,390 Ontario patients were treated each day in “unconventional spaces”mainly stretchers in emergency department hallways according to Ontario Health’s 2023-24 annual report. www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/... @thetrillium @Sneh Duggal

Danielle Smith’s $30-Million AHS Firing Spree | The Tyee That’s the hit to Albertans for severance payments to top health officials since 2019, finds a Tyee analysis.

Alberta’s surprising $30-Million health system firing spree via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02... by Charles Rusnell