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Canadian Health Journalist - Contributor to CTV News, Host Canadian Health Information Podcast @avisfavaro.bsky.social

Toronto
Joined March 2009
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@westernuSpace
Institute for Earth and Space Exploration
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Are you counting down to the Artemis II launch & wondering what expertise goes into exploring space? It’s not just rocket science! Tune into our Countdown to Artemis II series, and we'll take you through some space research & activities underway by members of Western Space!
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@CP24
CP24
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#BREAKING: Auditor General says Ontario falling short on connecting patients with primary care, expanding medical education and tackling overbilling
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Ontario is falling short when it comes to its efforts to connect Ontarians with primary care, the province’s auditor general says.
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@EricTopol
Eric Topol
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p-tau217, the breakthrough blood test, prediction of amyloid-β burden and Alzheimer's disease in people with no symptoms, no cognitive impairment https://t.co/cDzeopDnqV
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@ViaCord
ViaCord
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Cyber Savings Alert!🚨 Our lowest prices of the year are here - $500 cord blood processing or $990 for both cord blood and tissue processing. Nothing due until AFTER baby arrives. Lock in these limited-time savings and give your family the gift of peace of mind.
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@NeurologistMom
Neurologist Mom
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If an elderly person comes to the ER with an acute psychotic break and has no prior psychiatric history, make sure to run urgent blood work and a simple urine test. The most likely cause is an infection (UTI is the most common) on top of undiagnosed early onset dementia or mild
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@alandrummond2
alan drummond
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Residents in Port Hardy, B.C., rally against nearly 3-year overnight closure of ER Island Health says it has invested $30 million in healthcare services across north Vancouver Island https://t.co/BIfeYEkY65
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Island Health has closed the ER at the Port Hardy Hospital overnight starting in January 2023, citing a staffing shortage. Patients requiring emergency care are transported to Port McNeill — a...
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@Avis_Favaro
Avis Favaro
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‘I almost died:’ Troubling number of Canadian seniors struggle to recover from surgery, study suggests ⁦@CTVNews⁩ ⁦@AdrianGhobrial⁩ ⁦@UnityHealthTO
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A new Canada-wide medical study has revealed that a troubling number of senior citizens are struggling to recover following surgery.
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@Avis_Favaro
Avis Favaro
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The top 10 long term care homes by staffing levels are a mix of non-profit, municipally owned, and independent for-profit homes. The lowest are for- profit LTC homes @Thetrilliumca
@Thetrilliumca
TheTrillium.ca
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Internal government data shows which long-term care homes met Ontario's hands-on care targets — and which didn't
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@CAEP_Docs
CAEP
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🚨 NEW: CAEP Statement CAEP opposes Alberta’s move toward a hybrid public-private health-care model. Evidence shows privatization doesn’t reduce wait times — and risks creating a two-tier system that harms equitable access to emergency care. Visit: https://t.co/nkE9bAgTng
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@EricTopol
Eric Topol
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New @PNASNews "This work represents the most extensive study to date regarding the effect of tattoo ink on the immune response and raises serious health concerns associated with the tattooing" including altering the response to vaccination https://t.co/ugzEqPicob
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Despite safety concerns regarding the toxicity of tattoo ink, no studies have reported the consequences of tattooing on the immune response. In thi...
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@Avis_Favaro
Avis Favaro
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Canadian-U.S. study uses bubbles and focused ultrasound to boost survival of patients with #glioblastoma@CTVNews#fus@TheLancetOncol
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A new Canadian-U.S. study gives glioblastoma patients hope and doctors a new doorway to treat brain tumours.
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@EricTopol
Eric Topol
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Semaglutide (Ozempic) failed to have clinical impact for slowing progression in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease in 2 large, placebo-controlled trials https://t.co/NioLZxVad2
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@CarrieTait
Carrie Tait
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SCOOP: Alberta intends to allow doctors working in the public health care system to simultaneously offers services in the parallel private market, according to draft amendments obtained by The Globe and Mail
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theglobeandmail.com
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
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@Avis_Favaro
Avis Favaro
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Investigation- anesthesia doctors scheduled - some say against their will- to practice in privately run Alberta surgical clinics | The Tyee
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The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
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@Aaron_Derfel
Aaron Derfel
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Lost in the debate over Law 2 regulating doctors' pay in Quebec are its medical objectives. Do they make any sense? In this feature below, I explain the goals for cancer surgery, ERs and family medicine. The upshot? Those goals may be impossible to achieve. https://t.co/yy8Gedtjt6
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