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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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Born July 12
Joined February 2011
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    André Picard
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    Jul 1, 2025
    I've been posting daily to Twitter for almost 15 years -- a curated feed of health news from around the world. Now I'm done. Going forward, I will only post stories I write myself, with few exceptions. Thank you for having followed @picardonhealth. 🇨🇦
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    André Picard
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    Aug 21, 2016
    I will donate $1 to the #GordDownie Fund for #BrainCancer Research for every RT. I'm at $363 and counting. #TheHip
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    André Picard
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    Aug 21, 2016
    Official charity: #GordDownie Fund for #BrainCancer Research donate.sunnybrook.ca/braincancerres… @Sunnybrook #TragicallyHip
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    André Picard
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    Jul 22, 2018
    Please indulge me for a rare (but brief) thread of personal comments. I was on a city bus in Copenhagen early this morning. A young man clearly suffering from mental illness was screaming angrily. Not an unusual occurrence on urban transport. Passengers ignored him. 1/
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    André Picard
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    Jun 28, 2022
    Terry Fox died on this day 41 years ago, June 28, 1981 at the age 22 after having run 5,373 kilometres in the Marathon of Hope. Terry's goal was to raise $1-million for #cancer research. His foundation has since raised $850-million. theglobeandmail.com/news/national/… via @tfri_research
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    André Picard
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    Jun 5, 2019
    Please stop using the Trumpism "fake news." A story that is wrong it not "fake news," it's wrong. A story that is incomplete, is not "fake news," it's incomplete. A story you disagree with is not "fake news," it's a story you disagree with. #journalism
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    André Picard
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    Jul 22, 2018
    Replying to @picardonhealth
    It was a reminder that some values - like caring for your fellow citizens in a time of crisis- are universal. It was a reminder that immigrants and refugees bring incredible skills with them. It is not newcomers we need to fear, but the assumptions we make about them.
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    André Picard
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    Apr 8, 2020
    I usually reserve my opinions for @globeandmail columns but feel compelled to write a brief thread about the public maligning of Dr. Theresa Tam @CPHO_Canada and criticisms she has been 'flip-flopping' on issues like the usefulness of masks theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… 1/
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    Theresa Tam issues new guidance on the wearing of masks, but says there are some caveats to keep in...
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    André Picard
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    Nov 21, 2020
    Human cost of pandemic driven home by powerful photo of overwhelmed doctor phoning a family to tell them a loved one has died of #Covid19, by @CTVStephenHunt ctv.news/2FpiGCT via @CTVcalgary #cdnhealth
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    André Picard
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    Mar 21, 2020
    Replying to @picardonhealth
    #COVID19 update March 21 Global: 305,066 cases, 12,987 deaths. Cases increasing by 30,000 daily, deaths by 1,600+. Italy recorded 793 deaths in a single day. Sharp rise in cases in Italy, U.S., Spain, Germany, France, U.K., Switzerland. worldometers.info/coronavirus/ #globalhealth
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    André Picard
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    Dec 25, 2020
    Hundreds of immigrants in France🇫🇷 working on the #coronavirus frontline, from cleaners to health aides, have had their service to the country recognised with fast-track citizenship bbc.com/news/world-eur… via @bbcnews @LondonNadeau #COVID19
    File photo of healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic in Paris
    Covid: France rewards frontline immigrant workers with citizenship
    From bbc.com
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    André Picard
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    Dec 6, 2020
    #December6, 1989. They died because they were women. Today is National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. #Polytechnique #16Days
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    André Picard
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    Dec 28, 2023
    "André Pierre Picard. For his dedication to advancing public health understanding and practices in Canada as a leading health journalist and bestselling author." I'm honoured and humbled to be included in the list of new appointees to the #OrderOfCanada. gg.ca/en/order-canad…
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    André Picard
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    Jul 26, 2020
    He’s forfeiting his $2.75-million U.S. salary to keep working as a personal support worker in a long-term care home in Montréal.
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    André Picard
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    Jul 25, 2020
    Canadian lineman @LaurentDTardif opts out of @NFL season to keep fighting #COVID19 on front lines via ⁦@globeandmail⁩ #cdnhealth theglobeandmail.com/sports/footbal…
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    André Picard
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    Sep 6, 2019
    Annals of Canadian crime: 'Drunk' raccoons seen stumbling around Stittsville after over-indulging on fermented fruit cbc.ca/news/canada/ot… via @CBCNews
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    'Drunk' raccoons seen stumbling around Stittsville | CBC News
    Inebriated raccoons have been spotted stumbling around Stittsville and sleeping off their hangovers in broad daylight, residents say.