Professor of health law and science policy, author, speaker, and TV host. #GoScience #ScienceUpFirst Linktree: https://xitter.twitterapi.xyz/t.co/84fx65j5Gw
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Joined November 2011
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We are in the middle of a knowledge production crisis!
Science, opinion, & “goodness” are weaponized for profit, politics, & personal gain.
In my new book, I lift the curtain on the forces contributing to this chaos & look for a path forward.
ORDER: penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/… via @PenguinCanada @PenguinRandomCA
📣 Dear Alberta Separatists,
You are being manipulated. 👇
Russian, U.S. interests are targeting Alberta’s separatist debate, Canadian research shows theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
"...Russian content farms have been pushing pro-separatist content..."
📣 Hey Separatists,
Enough with the conspiracy-theory-fuelled rage‼️
Separatists are NOT channelling the authentic voice of the province. They are projecting a vision of Alberta that reflects their own anxieties & ideological bile.
My take thewalrus.ca/albertas-separa… @thewalrus
‼️ ZERO evidence to support this move! ‼️
Eg, likely to:
> costs to healthcare system
> overdiagnosis, anxiety, iatrogenic injury
> confusion & inequities
> wait times for public
Alberta out-of-pocket payments for private medical testing globalnews.ca/news/11995593/…
🚨 Hidden camera reveals how easy it is to get this unauthorized #peptide youtube.com/watch?v=XUjW6RxA…
Thrilled to be part of this excellent @cbc takedown of emerging #peptide grift. 🙏
Peptides: not a natural health product, no good efficacy or safety studies, potentially harmful.
📣 Our NEW commentary: WHO’s misguided push for complementary and alternative medicine bmj.com/content/393/... via @bmj_latest @theliverdoc et al.
"As global interest in CAM grows, so does an 'infodemic' of health misinformation and the exploitative sale of unproved interventions. The stakes are enormous..."
As MAGA Alberta Premier pushes an independence vote, important to remember:
Alberta separatist movement largely based on lies, conspiracy theories, intolerance, and myths of a magical past...
My take: thewalrus.ca/albertas-separa…
More agents of darkness... ☠️
Kennedy adds two OB-GYNs to vaccine advisory panel amid review of shots for pregnant women statnews.com/2026/01/13/new-… via @statnews
This is our tragic reality. 👇
"...in both the United States and Canada, political affiliation is now one of the single strongest — if not the strongest — predictors of vaccination status."
My take: thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @TorontoStar
"This was just incomprehensibly stupid. I was horrified."
"Children in the U.S. are going to die."
- @drmsgandhi
How U.S. cuts in vaccine recommendations will impact Canadians ctvnews.ca/health/article/in…
Hey Calgary! Really looking forward to this event! 🙏
So, so, so much to discuss. Ugh. Hope to see you there.
Thursday! Details: eventbrite.ca/e/faculty-of-a… via @MountRoyalU
The FDA’s Regulation of Mifepristone jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
"FDA oversight of mifepristone, developed during key moments from 2011 to 2023, has been shaped by scientific evidence & a cautious regulatory approach..."
Alas, with current FDA, politics > science.
A $2,500 full body scan said he was healthy. Then he had a catastrophic stroke wapo.st/3ZfYSw5
Reality: "there is no documented evidence that total body screening is cost-efficient or effective in prolonging life" & potentially harmful (American College of Radiology)
Study: Misinformation impact you but not me emerald.com/oir/article-abst…
Results: "...individuals underestimate effects on themselves while overestimating impacts on others."
The divide between pro- and anti-vaccine states is widening statnews.com/2026/01/12/vacc… by @LawrenceGostin via @statnews
"Vaccine policy now tracks political identity more closely than epidemiology."
This is now THE key issue. 👆 How can we counter lies that play to identity?
Why do we feel starved for time?sciencenews.org/article/star…
"Recent research shows that time poverty depends more on perceived shortages than actual ones."
Studies: people have MORE free time now, but we all FEEL busier.
Key: fragmentation, less "flow" vibe, online environment...
Evil knows evil.
Meta names former Trump adviser as president & vice chairman ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/…
Zuckerberg: she served the Trump "with strength & distinction."
🚨 Authoritarian forces increasingly control our information universe. Reality in danger. 🚨
Longevity movement = wellness woo 2.0.
Yes, real longevity science, but the consumer facing industry mostly science-y sounding BS.
Business of living longer wapo.st/4pvE4LT by @TrishaThadani
Reality: Mostly healthy lifestyle & LUCK (genetic + socioeconomics).
Love this. #TeamArts!
Art could save your life! Make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
"Participating in arts, crafts, reading, playing musical instruments and going to cultural events and performances builds what is known as 'cognitive reserve'"
