Avis Favaro
@Avis_Favaro
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Canadian Health Journalist - Contributor to CTV News, Host Canadian Health Information Podcast @avisfavaro.bsky.social
Toronto
Joined March 2009
Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication
ctvnews.ca
Environmental groups say Health Canada needs to take action after an influential research article on the safety of a popular weed-killer was retracted by its publisher.
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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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B.C. health care cuts 1,100 positions, redirects $60 million toward front lines @CTVNews
ctvnews.ca
The B.C. government says its review of provincial health authorities has led to more than $60 million in annual savings that can be put toward front-line care going forward.
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#BREAKING: Auditor General says Ontario falling short on connecting patients with primary care, expanding medical education and tackling overbilling
cp24.com
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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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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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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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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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
cbc.ca
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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Most assisted deaths in Canada come after cancer diagnosis, annual report finds
ctvnews.ca
Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis and were over the age of 70, new data from Health Canada shows.
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‘I almost died:’ Troubling number of Canadian seniors struggle to recover from surgery, study suggests @CTVNews @AdrianGhobrial @UnityHealthTO
ctvnews.ca
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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Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms
ctvnews.ca
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know exactly how addictive their platforms can be to teens, and they continue to target teen users anyway, a lawsuit claims
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Health care workers fear for patients after layoff notices at North Bay hospital https://t.co/w0Qokam4Jv via @NorthBayToday
baytoday.ca
'Devastating' is how France Gélinas, the NDP's Shadow Minister for Health, described the news that 40 front-line staff at North Bay Regional Hospital are being laid off due to budget constraints
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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
Internal government data shows which long-term care homes met Ontario's hands-on care targets — and which didn't
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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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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
pnas.org
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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Canadian-U.S. study uses bubbles and focused ultrasound to boost survival of patients with #glioblastoma @CTVNews #fus @TheLancetOncol
ctvnews.ca
A new Canadian-U.S. study gives glioblastoma patients hope and doctors a new doorway to treat brain tumours.
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Health minister dismisses key recommendation from expert report on pharmacare
ctvnews.ca
The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system.
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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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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
theglobeandmail.com
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
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Investigation- anesthesia doctors scheduled - some say against their will- to practice in privately run Alberta surgical clinics | The Tyee
thetyee.ca
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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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
montrealgazette.com
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