Doctors report false health information, lack of health data sharing put patient care at risk Canada’s doctors are concerned that false health information and disconnected health systems are putting patient care at risk.

New data from the @cmadocs.bsky.social: false health information and disconnected health data aren't just annoying - they harm Canadians.
www.cma.ca/about-us/pre...

Academic medicine is serious business … and puppies!
#ICAM2026 #cimu2026

Ton of fun at Danny Neville’s book launch today - there’s a lot of buzz in Ottawa about it. 🐝
And it’s the kind of book that could get banned in Alabama or Alberta these days, so you know it’s worth ordering: www.annickpress.com/Books/L/Litt...
#ChildrensBooks #OttawaAuthors

Comparing Easter messages

Going to save this. May come in handy some day.

Opinion | We Study Mass Shooters. Something Terrifying Is Happening Online.

« The subculture to which the (Tumbler Ridge) shooter belonged is known as the true crime community. It exists on platforms like Tumblr, Telegram, Discord, TikTok and Roblox, and it celebrates mass murderers. »
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/o...

How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes For years, employees acknowledged a problem with potential child groomers, but prioritized growth over fixes.

Big Tech is trying to make Big Tobacco look like angels.

“We haven’t done anything. God knows what happened to those kids."

“We are recommending nearly 4X as many minors to groomers.”

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

OpenAI safety reps called to Ottawa after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting: minister | CBC News Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after learning the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banne...

Encouraging to see @evansolomon.bsky.social and the government examining OpenAI's connection to the Tumbler Ridge shooting. Online platforms play an important role in public safety. It's time to pass online harms legislation that clearly defines tech companies' responsibilities.

Healthcare group urges RFK Jr to resign after remarks on cocaine and toilet seats President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’

More health advice from the US Government.
Cocaine ✔️
Germs ✔️
Toilet seats ✔️
Vaccines ❓
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Few things get 90% of Canadians on the same page but here’s one: governments need to act to stop false health information. Important finding from today’s @cmadocs.bsky.social and Abacus Data report on the topic.

Just Released Healthcare Papers - Ten-Year Anniversary of the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation Report: Assessing Progress and What Is Left to Do. #healthcareinnovation @bradenmannsyyc.bsky.social @alexmunter.bsky.social www.longwoods.com/publications...

Working Too Much Could Turn You Gay, Says Malaysian Official Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan made the claim when asked about a rise of “LGBT cases” in Malaysia.

Maybe work-life balance is over-rated.
www.them.us/story/story/...

Screencap of the Globe editorial, listing Canadian military personnel who died in Afghanistan.

Screencap of the Globe editorial, listing Canadian military personnel who died in Afghanistan.

Screencap of the Globe editorial, listing Canadian military personnel who died in Afghanistan.

The Globe's editorial this morning is a list of all the Canadian military personnel who died in Afghanistan.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Red tape steals a month of doctors’ time every year Reducing the physician administrative burden would help doctors improve care and work-life balance  Eliminating the 20 million hours of unnecessary paperwork and administrative tasks doctors face annu...

Collectively, Canadian physicians are spending about 20 million hours on unnecessary paperwork. Eliminating those tasks would free up the equivalent of 9,000 full time physicians.

With a growing shortage of family doctors, this is the moment to act.

Vaccines, the most impressive public health intervention in medical history, and where we could be headed if there was not efforts to negate truth, facts, and evidence
A great, open-access, review and perspective by @scientificdiscovery.dev

I’m joining the youth-led www.nosonovember.org and turning off the distraction machine this month.
See you in December! 🎄 🕎 ❄️
#NoSo #ImIn #MentalHealth

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Great opportunity to wish my good friends at Toronto Sick Kids Hospital a happy 150th birthday! 🎉 🎁 🎂

My 7-year-old son has stopped calling me “dude”.
Now, I’m “bro”.
Not sure what to make of either?

Albertan dies from measles An Albertan has died from complications due to measles, government data released Thursday says.

This is a shocking stat: « There are currently 152 people in hospital and 15 Albertans in the ICU because of the illness. »
Up until very recently, that number would have been zero. #Measles is preventable.
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

CMA calls on Alberta government to refrain from using notwithstanding clause to interfere with patient care The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) calls on the Alberta government to refrain from invoking the notwithstanding clause to enact legislation that directly interferes in the clinical care of patient...

Political interference in health care sets a dangerous precedent.

The CMA is calling on the Alberta government to refrain from using the notwithstanding clause to enact legislation that threatens patient care.

The U.S. has so many mass shootings that remembering which maniac did which one is genuinely difficult.

When the question is the answer.

« Got an issue? Here’s a tissue. »

#ThingsILearnFromMyKid

Seems doctors don’t like the idea of marinating kids in polio or measles.

Happy Pride, Ottawa! How far we’ve come. 🌈

From the Zero Percent Surprising Department.
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

When Should Kids Get the COVID Vaccine? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the COVID vaccine for all young children age 6 months through 23 months. Children younger than 2 years old are at highest risk for severe COVID-19 and hos...

Co-sign

The AAP “recommends the COVID vaccine for all young children age 6 months through 23 months. Children younger than 2 years old are at highest risk for severe COVID-19.”

[And - see next post below]

www.healthychildren.org/English/heal...

Congratulations to Dr Trevor Arnason on his appointment as #Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health! 👏
And congratulations to all of us who live here - we’ve been blessed with public health leaders truly committed to the common good. Trevor will very much be in that tradition.
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...

Alberta judge grants temporary injunction blocking a transgender health-care bill | CBC News Judgement puts on hold a provincial law that bans doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.

We are relieved to see the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta grant an injunction which restores Alberta physicians' ability to make clinical decisions based on evidence, in consultation with patients and their families.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...