You Probably Don’t Need that Green AG1 Smoothie mcgill.ca/oss/article/cr… via McGill Office for Science and Society

During today's Provincial Day of Action, Alberta's medical students are at the Legislative Assembly to advocate for improved access to primary care.🧵on the state of #familymedicine in #Alberta , and on the factors pushing Alberta's medical students away from family medicine.

For all the folks hoping that private healthcare will lead to better access and healthcare experiences, keep in mind you’ll be paying a lot more than you think.

Public healthcare is broken in lots of places right now, but we can fix it.

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Do you get motion sickness? Check out my latest reel for tips and tricks to prevent and treat it!

Inspired by my 5 y.o. who is super prone to it 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Do you get motion sickness? Check out my latest reel for tips and tricks to prevent and treat it!

Inspired by my 5 y.o. who is super prone to it 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Naturopathic 'doctors' aren't solution to primary care crisis: ctvnews.ca/health/naturop… by Nicole Ireland

Let's be clear: naturopathy is built on magical thinking (vitalism). They are NOT science-based & core practices (homeopathy, IV therapy, detoxes) total BS.

We can't fix…

You Probably Don’t Need that Green #AG1 Smoothie mcgill.ca/oss/article/cr… via McGill Office for Science and Society

'...an expensive cocktail for the worried well...'

'Like a wellness bingo card. Alkaline. Raw. Superfood. Adaptogen. These all refer to unsubstantiated health trends.'

'There is no such…

A lot of people talk about “lifestyle choices” that people make when it comes to health, as if they deserve certain diagnoses because of these so called “choices.” Let’s not ever forget how much privilege there is in being able to make these “choices.”

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A lot of people talk about “lifestyle choices” that people make when it comes to health, as if they deserve certain diagnoses because of these so called “choices.” Let’s not ever forget how much privilege there is in being able to make these “choices.”

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I think we need to be very careful when we use terms like “lifestyle choices.” There is an immense amount of privilege in these so called choices.

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The decline of homeopathy, the ‘medicine’ that doesn’t cure anything english.elpais.com/science-tech/2… by Pablo Linde El País English Edition

'Thanks to the efforts of scientific activists, this pseudoscience, whose efficacy has never been proven, is losing ground.'

Yippee for small victories.

Would love to see my municipal tax dollars go to pay the rent of a few people for a year rather than spent on this strange anti-homeless PR campaign. #yegcc

Online health & wellness info is everywhere. How can you distinguish between good advice and pseudoscience grift?

I wrote an explainer for The Conversation Canada on consuming online wellness content. theconversation.com/online-wellnes…
Timothy Caulfield Dr. Jonathan N. Stea Jennifer Gunter Danielle Belardo, MD Christopher Labos

This - I feel lucky and privileged to live in a place where tap water is safe and particularly amazing in #yeg

this is a big issue...

did you know that in AB pharmacies can bill Alberta Health to do these reviews, EVEN IF THE PT HAS A FM DOC, but that FM doc cannot bill for doing this work.

repeat: your FM doc caring for you cannot bill public purse, but a for-profit company can...

I know people are getting tired of calling out this awful, un-Albertan behaviour - but it must continue to be called out.

Every. Single. Damn. Time.

Conservatives must speak now & make clear that this has no place in our political parties, province, or country.

#yyccc #abpoli

Canadians have the right to make personal choices about their health with the support of their families and the guidance of physicians working with other regulated health professionals.

#PatientsNotPolitics

Definitely agree.
Went to university and residency for 15 years to become a professional, highly trained to make the best medical decisions for pts….

That’s the very reason why society invests in medical professionals… to make those pt specific decisions w the pt.

100% Dr. Shazma Mithani.
Medical decisions are complex & are made after a patient & their MD review relevant evidence & care goals together.
We make decisions collaboratively & carefully.
We have to. Our responsibility to a patient is lifelong (i.e longer than an election cycle).

Patients come to us for our expertise, shared decision making and a right to privacy and confidentiality. No 2 patients are the same and we offer advice tailored to our patients.

This is the job of doctors NOT politicians.

#patientsnotpolitics