'I may be his caregiver but he has also given me so much.'

David Kang shares his experience as a caregiver for his brother with profound autism
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Le vaccin contre le #zona sera offert gratuitement aux 75 ans et plus via ⁦La Presse⁩ ⁦NeglectedNoMore⁩ lp.ca/eyY4ZQ?sharing…

U.S. CDC says it has identified first documented cases of #HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles — in three women who received ‘vampire facials’ via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Thanks for finally getting on board with public health, Kevin. Let's make them all free!

HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis-in-Pocket (also known as PEP-in-Pocket, or 'PIP') is a patient centered HIV-prevention modality for those with infrequent (eg. 0-4 per year) high risk exposures.

Mia Sapin (grad stuent extraordinaire) presents her work on the cost effectiveness of…

If only there were a vaccine for this

#COVID19 has killed almost 60,000 Canadians to date. We deserve a transparent report into the overall effects, good and bad, of pandemic public-health measures, by Dr. Lynora Saxinger MD FRCPC Infectious Diseases Braden Manns theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… via Globe Opinion

BC: “We’re taking action to keep parks safe from public drug use.”

Also BC:

Raghu Venugopal MD André Picard Exactly! If the rationale of recriminalizing is to make public areas safer, there are already laws for this. Harassing, stealing, causing damage in a public space? Those are already illegal. Why criminalize the use of (only specific!) substances in public spaces?

Fabulous and so deserving! Tantoo Cardinal is a living legend and example
for us all🧡

André Picard nails it - 'If we want to reduce or eliminate open drug use and related public disorder, then we need to embrace all four pillars of a comprehensive drug strategy: prevention, harm reduction, treatment and enforcement'. This matches my clinical experience. For some,…

Globe and Mail wins seven National Newspaper Awards, columnist Doug Saunders named journalist of the year theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail NNA/CCJ #journalism

#Homelessness Is Especially Hard on Children. Making Music Helps. Therapists from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music have found that teaching homeless children to make beats and write songs is a way to heal #trauma , by Andy Newman nytimes.com/2024/04/28/nyr… via The New York Times #ACEs

U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in #HepatitisC Treatment. Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late, by Ted Alcorn nytimes.com/2024/04/28/hea… via @NYThealth #HCV

How #Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s🇬🇹Time-Worn #Opium Trade. Reshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has devastated the trade in opium poppies used to make heroin, Simon Romero nytimes.com/2024/04/28/wor… via The New York Times

A Close Examination of the Most Infamous Public Toilet in America: San Francisco's $1.7-million commode,🚽 by Ezra Klein nytimes.com/2024/04/28/opi… via @NYTopinion #NoPlaceToGo

A ‘longevity revolution’ is coming. Here’s how those over 100 are making the most of their lives, by William J. Kole theguardian.com/wellness/2024/… via The Guardian #aging #longevity

‘My hands went cold’ -- Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia, by Tom Phillips theguardian.com/world/2024/apr… via The Guardian #journalism