André Picard
@picardonhealth
André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail and author of "NEGLECTED NO MORE". I tweet about public health, health policy, and journalism.
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#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
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?
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