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André Picard

André Picard

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We have not yet finished righting the wrongs inflicted by thalidomide

16.12.2025 8

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Will Quebec’s childcare model work in New York?

09.12.2025 10

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The never-ending riddle of Canadian health spending

02.12.2025 10

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The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty

25.11.2025 10

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Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly?

20.11.2025 10

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Peanut allergies are plummeting in children, and you can thank science

18.11.2025 7

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The ostrich saga was for the birds

11.11.2025 3

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How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think

04.11.2025 10

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Quebec cracks down on doctors – but will imposing a contract improve patient care?

27.10.2025 3

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Trouble fitting in your jeans? Blame the toxic food environment

21.10.2025 10

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Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so

14.10.2025 10

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Lessons on dying well from the father of palliative care

08.10.2025 20

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When a presidential rant causes headaches for pregnant women

29.09.2025 4

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How a single measles case became 5,000 – and the lessons not learned

23.09.2025 8

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A long-delayed billion-dollar hospital project in Quebec is a stain on the province and its leaders

16.09.2025 9

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The AIDS Committee of Toronto, a stalwart of the HIV-AIDS fight, folds its tent after 42 years

12.09.2025 10

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Ending vaccine mandates is a cynical political play – and it threatens children’s lives

09.09.2025 8

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The summer (and fall) of our COVID discontent

05.09.2025 10

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Doug Ford is barking up the wrong tree with his ban on animal research

02.09.2025 10

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How do we provide cool relief in a world that’s heating up?

26.08.2025 6

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Even in war, attacking medical facilities must remain off-limits

12.08.2025 10

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The harm reduction approach should apply to tobacco, too

05.08.2025 10

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Is denying a drug to a terminally ill 10-year-old cruel – or is it good governance?

29.07.2025 10

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Should every small-town hospital have its own emergency room?

08.07.2025 9

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Should family doctors have patient quotas?

24.06.2025 10

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Rescuing summer from the clutches of climate change

19.06.2025 10

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‘Nation-building’ projects should also reflect Canadian values

10.06.2025 10

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The risks of bird flu are real. We can’t bury our heads in the sand, even for the love of ostriches

03.06.2025 10

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The MAGA movement’s child health manifesto is a muddle

27.05.2025 10

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We need to better equip young people to deal with toxic-drug overdoses

20.05.2025 10

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Quebec may be serious about health care reform, but its approach isn’t helping

13.05.2025 10

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Vancouver’s tragedy underscores the tension between mental health and criminal justice

06.05.2025 10

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Personal beliefs do not supersede the public good - and vaccination is a public good

22.04.2025 9

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The real health care wait-time scandal? Political meddling

15.04.2025 8

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The federal election is a chance to reform health care, if we would be so bold

08.04.2025 10

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Overdose deaths are falling across North America. But why?

01.04.2025 10

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When it comes to funding for novel drugs and devices, waiting for a government decision is the most painful part

25.03.2025 10

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Transit systems shouldn’t operate as shelters for the unhoused and mentally ill

17.03.2025 10

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Hindsight is 2020: Did Canada get the early response to the COVID-19 pandemic right?

10.03.2025 10

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From Ontario to Texas, every measles infection is a preventable tragedy

04.03.2025 9

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If Canada is tearing down interprovincial barriers, let’s start with health care

25.02.2025 10

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Canada needs a plan to help struggling caregivers

18.02.2025 10

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The first War on Drugs was a complete failure – a fact Donald Trump seems willing to ignore

11.02.2025 9

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The Dutch and Danes have much to teach Canada about better health care

06.02.2025 10

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International med school graduates are an untapped resource, as well as a complex challenge

28.01.2025 10

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Beyond BMI: A new, nuanced way of measuring obesity

22.01.2025 10

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Does the Canada Health Act require reinterpretation, or a more fundamental rethink?

14.01.2025 10

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The casual violence inflicted by car culture

It’s estimated that 25 to 50 per cent of wars are related to access to oil – and motor vehicles guzzle up about half of the consumption of the...

07.01.2025 10

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Jimmy Carter’s efforts against neglected diseases embodied public health at its finest

In this Nov. 4, 2010 photo, children collect drinking water from a pond using filters provided to them by The Carter Center's guinea worm...

30.12.2024 3

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It’s more important than ever that health information systems speak to each other better

Physicians spend at least two additional hours daily looking for patient info that should be easily accessible in EMRs. Canada Health Infoway...

17.12.2024 10

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