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No, ‘measles parties’ aren’t a good idea

2025-03-03

Hi Healthwatchers,The Texas measles outbreak made a lot of headlines this week. That’s likely because Trump’s new health secretary spent a significant portion of his adult life sowing falsehoods about the safety of the MMR vaccine.But this isn’t just an American problem.Ontario currently has an outbreak rivalling the size of...

Canada lures US doctors amid authoritarian shift

2025-02-24

Hi Healthwatchers,Many U.S. doctors say they're open to leaving a practice environment that’s become unstable and frankly, scary.As professional autonomy is increasingly subjugated by both political whim and corporate pressure, the Canadian Dream calls.What exactly are they fleeing? Look around, and read on.

Tech giant with deep DOGE ties widens grip on health data

2025-02-17

Hi Healthwatchers,A Big Tech company with links to DOGE is expanding its health footprint — in the U.S., internationally, and maybe in Canada, too.The overlap between Ρаlаntіr, the Trump admin, and Elon Musk’s DOGE group is becoming impossible to ignore. Let’s unpack.

Ontario’s ‘health care election’ that wasn’t

2025-02-10

Hi Healthwatchers,Headlines this week suggest health care will be the deciding factor in Ontario’s snap election, but that may not actually be the case.In truth, I think it’s likely not.Alberta made more headlines this week (for all the wrong reasons), and down south, well, let’s just say America continues to...

CDC enforces sweeping censorship under Trump

2025-02-03

Tariff news is very noisy this week, and with good reason. But what's it drowning out?For starters, the Trump regime banned CDC scientists from publishing any research containing "woke" terminology — to any journal.The publication ban is separate from and on top of the wider communications ban on all federal...

Hell of a time to be flying blind.

2025-01-27

Hi Healthwatchers,This week’s big story is the U.S. All of its major health and scientific bodies have ground to an unprecedented halt.VA hospitals can’t hire, federal research projects are stalled (or ruined), and critical information is vanishing from federal websites. Here’s what’s up.

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