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David Juurlink
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David Juurlink
@DavidJuurlink
Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology/Toxicology and drug safety research @Sunnybrook and @UofTMedicine. Inexplicably fortunate husband.
Toronto
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Joined January 2012
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Jan 26
    I’ve spent 15 years challenging a flawed explanation for an infant’s death. Credit to @NewYorker for patient investigative journalism that corrected the record when institutions did not.
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    The New Yorker
    @NewYorker
    Jan 26
    A paper by a renowned toxicologist argued for the first case of opioid overdose by breast milk in history. But in the years that followed, researchers began to suspect that the science was bunk. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AUASqK
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    David Juurlink
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    Aug 12, 2018
    My 13 y.o. son told me that when he hits 99 pounds, he wants to eat one pound of nachos on his own so he can be 1% nacho.
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Jan 10, 2025
    This is going to get people killed
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    Chief Nerd
    @TheChiefNerd
    Jan 10, 2025
    GIBSON: "I have three friends. All three of them had stage four cancer. All three of them don't have cancer right now at all." ROGAN: "What did they take?" GIBSON: "Ivermectin, Fenbendazole"
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Dec 29, 2024
    For those contemplating a detox or cleanse in the new year, here’s a toxicologist’s explanation of how they work: They don’t
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Nov 23, 2024
    Medical toxicologist and clinical epidemiologist here. None of this is true.
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    Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD
    @FLSurgeonGen
    Nov 22, 2024
    Adding fluoride to water increases the risk of neuropsychiatric disease in children and reduces their IQ. We can strengthen teeth without consuming this neurotoxin. The data are consistent, adding fluoride to our communities' water must stop. See my guidance here:
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    None of the attached studies found any statistically significant correlation between fluoridation of water and any variable relating to cognition or IQ. ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/eh… For instance, in the Mexico City Study, the p value is way over the threshold of being able to deem it significant.
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    May 18, 2019
    I'd like to share some reflections on the death of a patient. I’ve thought about her a lot. She gave me explicit consent to tweet the details of her case, about four hours before she died. Her hope was that someone might benefit from her experience. /1
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Dec 30, 2022
    For those contemplating a detox or cleanse in the new year, here’s a toxicologist’s explanation of how they work: They don’t.
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    May 18, 2019
    Replying to @DavidJuurlink
    We all die eventually. This patient helped me realize that when my time comes, I'll be fortunate if MAiD is an option. And I will always be thankful to her, her family, and a very skilled colleague for helping me appreciate just how good a “good death” can be. / end
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Dec 31, 2020
    For those considering a detox or cleanse in 2021, here’s a toxicologist’s explanation of how they work: They don’t.
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Mar 15, 2020
    Spare a thought for the hospital workers who are about to step up like never before: cleaners porters kitchen staff clerks nurses pharmacists respiratory therapists social workers laboratory teams volunteers technicians PSWs PTs and OTs EMS security MDs and PAs chaplains
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Mar 17, 2019
    Oh hi, toxicologist here. Delete your account.
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    Mark Hyman, M.D.
    @drmarkhyman
    Mar 15, 2019
    The average newborn has 287 chemicals in the umbilical cord blood, 217 which are neurotoxic. Toxins are a major issue of our time, but there is SO much you can do to minimize your exposure, detoxify your body, and reclaim your health.
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Jan 13, 2024
    With measles on the uptick despite the availability of a highly effective vaccine, it's worth reflecting on Roald Dahl's account of the final day of his 7-year-old daughter's life.
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    NBC News
    @NBCNews
    Jan 11, 2024
    At least eight people have gotten measles in an outbreak in the Philadelphia area. One child was sent to daycare despite quarantine instructions, and four others there subsequently got infected. nbcnews.com/health/health-…
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Jan 14, 2023
    Have unvaccinated people ever died suddenly? Just asking questions. Someone should probably look into that.
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    David Juurlink
    @DavidJuurlink
    Dec 30, 2024
    Replying to @gadjikano and @AlastairMcA30
    I see
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