Michelle Cohen
@docmcohen.medsky.social
rural Ontario family doc | writer | Family Medicine @queensuhealth.bsky.social | she/her
Health equity, health policy, wellness pseudoscience, women's health, history of medicine.
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Health equity, health policy, wellness pseudoscience, women's health, history of medicine.
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Michelle Cohen
@docmcohen.medsky.social
· Sep 11
How Hollywood’s obsession with the ‘Dry Look’ harms men and boys - Healthy Debate
Increasingly distorted male beauty standards have come to celebrate visible dehydration as a physical ideal.
healthydebate.ca
NEW: I wrote about the physical and psychological harms of Hollywood male beauty standards that idealize dehydration.
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So, it looks like we need to chat about the pseudo-science of "hysteria," and how it's been used for centuries to gaslight women into believing--it's not the patriarchy; it's you.
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The auditor of the state of Ohio, who is running to be the state's next attorney general, wrote an oped this morning that the Columbus Dispatch published on how Renee Good is to blame for her death.
The subheadline alone is already chilling.
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
The subheadline alone is already chilling.
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
January 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM
So, it looks like we need to chat about the pseudo-science of "hysteria," and how it's been used for centuries to gaslight women into believing--it's not the patriarchy; it's you.
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The dog is almost fully submerged in the snow. He can only move by jumping, which turns out to be pretty good exercise for him.
January 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The dog is almost fully submerged in the snow. He can only move by jumping, which turns out to be pretty good exercise for him.
Fellow, attending, pharma rep
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Fellow, attending, pharma rep
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and modern conservatism more broadly too.
An enduring Truth about the modern wellness industry that I learn over and over again:
Everything always leads to a supplement shop.
Researching an alt-health trend or personality? If you haven't found the link to the supplement shop you're not done.
Everything always leads to a supplement shop.
Researching an alt-health trend or personality? If you haven't found the link to the supplement shop you're not done.
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
and modern conservatism more broadly too.
An enduring Truth about the modern wellness industry that I learn over and over again:
Everything always leads to a supplement shop.
Researching an alt-health trend or personality? If you haven't found the link to the supplement shop you're not done.
Everything always leads to a supplement shop.
Researching an alt-health trend or personality? If you haven't found the link to the supplement shop you're not done.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
An enduring Truth about the modern wellness industry that I learn over and over again:
Everything always leads to a supplement shop.
Researching an alt-health trend or personality? If you haven't found the link to the supplement shop you're not done.
Everything always leads to a supplement shop.
Researching an alt-health trend or personality? If you haven't found the link to the supplement shop you're not done.
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"Gilbert says there are more than 100 faith-based health facilities with about 13,000 beds in Canada....
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
Families want Canadian provinces to end MAID opt-out policy for faith-based hospitals | CBC News
As families fight to avoid forced patient transfers from faith-based hospitals that refuse to perform medical assistance in dying (MAID), an advocacy group says there are more than 100 forced transfer...
www.cbc.ca
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
"Gilbert says there are more than 100 faith-based health facilities with about 13,000 beds in Canada....
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
Amazing day to be a ski race parent. What a sport.
January 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Amazing day to be a ski race parent. What a sport.
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The nurses are pissed
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The nurses are pissed
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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A significant aspect of much of the horrors we are witnessing in America, are linked to the Great Replacement conspiracy. The far-right have been pushing this narrative of the destruction of Western civilization due to immigration. Creating not only an "enemy" in those who are not white in the
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A significant aspect of much of the horrors we are witnessing in America, are linked to the Great Replacement conspiracy. The far-right have been pushing this narrative of the destruction of Western civilization due to immigration. Creating not only an "enemy" in those who are not white in the
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Fact check: There is actually nothing Jay and his fellow mass infection advocates got right.
Not. One. Thing.
Ben might know that if he spent more time talking to credible experts and less time promoting anti-trans bigots.
Not. One. Thing.
Ben might know that if he spent more time talking to credible experts and less time promoting anti-trans bigots.
March 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Fact check: There is actually nothing Jay and his fellow mass infection advocates got right.
Not. One. Thing.
Ben might know that if he spent more time talking to credible experts and less time promoting anti-trans bigots.
Not. One. Thing.
Ben might know that if he spent more time talking to credible experts and less time promoting anti-trans bigots.
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The phrase “Amid immigration crackdown” should be killed. That’s obviously not what this is.
Federal officers have shot another person in Minnesota amid immigration crackdown, governor says | CBC
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The phrase “Amid immigration crackdown” should be killed. That’s obviously not what this is.
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I’m waiting for the breathless panicked Vinay Prasad #podcast expressing similar outrage for the harm to children’s development that he previously attributed to…wearing a mask in class.
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Still waiting
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Still waiting
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I’m waiting for the breathless panicked Vinay Prasad #podcast expressing similar outrage for the harm to children’s development that he previously attributed to…wearing a mask in class.
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Still waiting
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Still waiting
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That's always been the plan, genocide for real estate deals.
Trump's son in law reveals that the destruction of Gaza is all designed to create a platform for a massive real estate deal—in which the Gazans will have no role and no home. www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner unveils images of 'New Gaza' - 'No plan B'
Donald Trump hosted the signing ceremony of the newly-created Board of Peace.
www.express.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
That's always been the plan, genocide for real estate deals.
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Conspiracies not only give the believer a sense of control of the world around them. They take control when you distrust all institutions. They provide an other, an enemy who is harming your world. That harm and oppression renders the other not human. The other does not
It’s infuriating how many people claim to care about fictitious “child trafficking” conspiracies about trans people and Wayfair and Democrats but will miss, ignore, and distract from actual government agents kidnapping children in front of their very eyes
January 22, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Conspiracies not only give the believer a sense of control of the world around them. They take control when you distrust all institutions. They provide an other, an enemy who is harming your world. That harm and oppression renders the other not human. The other does not
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This is NOT OKAY. At risk, women's Healthcare particularly abortion, even in cases of medical emergencies. MAID, a right all people should be allowed to have, a dignified end of life versus that of any incurable disease.
"Gilbert says there are more than 100 faith-based health facilities with about 13,000 beds in Canada....
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
Families want Canadian provinces to end MAID opt-out policy for faith-based hospitals | CBC News
As families fight to avoid forced patient transfers from faith-based hospitals that refuse to perform medical assistance in dying (MAID), an advocacy group says there are more than 100 forced transfer...
www.cbc.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This is NOT OKAY. At risk, women's Healthcare particularly abortion, even in cases of medical emergencies. MAID, a right all people should be allowed to have, a dignified end of life versus that of any incurable disease.
Oof, very few of you have been around elderly people who take blood thinners and it shows.
I get that the world is waiting for The Day, but the "zomg he's rotting!" posts are weird af.
He's an old man who looks like an old man with bronzer. His hands would likely look like that anyway, IV or no.
I get that the world is waiting for The Day, but the "zomg he's rotting!" posts are weird af.
He's an old man who looks like an old man with bronzer. His hands would likely look like that anyway, IV or no.
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Oof, very few of you have been around elderly people who take blood thinners and it shows.
I get that the world is waiting for The Day, but the "zomg he's rotting!" posts are weird af.
He's an old man who looks like an old man with bronzer. His hands would likely look like that anyway, IV or no.
I get that the world is waiting for The Day, but the "zomg he's rotting!" posts are weird af.
He's an old man who looks like an old man with bronzer. His hands would likely look like that anyway, IV or no.
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Religion has no place in healthcare policy decisions.
January 22, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Religion has no place in healthcare policy decisions.
"Gilbert says there are more than 100 faith-based health facilities with about 13,000 beds in Canada....
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
Families want Canadian provinces to end MAID opt-out policy for faith-based hospitals | CBC News
As families fight to avoid forced patient transfers from faith-based hospitals that refuse to perform medical assistance in dying (MAID), an advocacy group says there are more than 100 forced transfer...
www.cbc.ca
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
"Gilbert says there are more than 100 faith-based health facilities with about 13,000 beds in Canada....
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
.... most are run by the Catholic Church, with the archbishop... deciding what types of care can and can’t take place at those institutions."
Get the Catholic Church out of health care now!
Wild story. Even if you accept the premise that radiology "missed" something that could have predicted this man's stroke, what should have been done?
Ppl are really going to sue if the "peace of mind" MRI doesn't prevent new diseases?
MRI isn't a crystal ball and it's *definitely* not a promise.
Ppl are really going to sue if the "peace of mind" MRI doesn't prevent new diseases?
MRI isn't a crystal ball and it's *definitely* not a promise.
Full-body scans are not foolproof open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... @garyschw.bsky.social
"...look for more emphasis on evidence (eg, data on false positives, false negatives, etc) - than emphasis on the gee-whiz factor"
Reality: "MRI is not generally recommended for patients without symptoms."
"...look for more emphasis on evidence (eg, data on false positives, false negatives, etc) - than emphasis on the gee-whiz factor"
Reality: "MRI is not generally recommended for patients without symptoms."
Full-body scans are not foolproof
Man gets clean bill of health on $2,500 scan, then a paralyzing stroke
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Wild story. Even if you accept the premise that radiology "missed" something that could have predicted this man's stroke, what should have been done?
Ppl are really going to sue if the "peace of mind" MRI doesn't prevent new diseases?
MRI isn't a crystal ball and it's *definitely* not a promise.
Ppl are really going to sue if the "peace of mind" MRI doesn't prevent new diseases?
MRI isn't a crystal ball and it's *definitely* not a promise.
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A note to #Albertans...
"...Jayaraman says she resigned from her role providing palliative care in two Vancouver hospices in early 2023 because the operation of one was being handed over to Providence Health Care."
Consequence of merger with a Catholic hospital: the entire consolidated health network becomes Catholic too.
Consequence of merger with a Catholic hospital: the entire consolidated health network becomes Catholic too.
Vancouver palliative care doctor tells court she resigned rather than authorize MAID transfers | CBC News
A Vancouver, B.C., palliative care doctor, who says she chose to resign rather than authorize patient transfers for the purpose of medical assistance in dying (MAID), took the stand in the B.C. Suprem...
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 AM
A note to #Albertans...
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One to watch:
Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits www.cp24.com/local/toront... @uhn.ca
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁
Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits www.cp24.com/local/toront... @uhn.ca
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM
One to watch:
Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits www.cp24.com/local/toront... @uhn.ca
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁
Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits www.cp24.com/local/toront... @uhn.ca
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁
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This program is a model for the entire Western hemisphere.
One to watch:
Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits www.cp24.com/local/toront... @uhn.ca
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁
Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits www.cp24.com/local/toront... @uhn.ca
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁
January 21, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This program is a model for the entire Western hemisphere.
"...Jayaraman says she resigned from her role providing palliative care in two Vancouver hospices in early 2023 because the operation of one was being handed over to Providence Health Care."
Consequence of merger with a Catholic hospital: the entire consolidated health network becomes Catholic too.
Consequence of merger with a Catholic hospital: the entire consolidated health network becomes Catholic too.
Vancouver palliative care doctor tells court she resigned rather than authorize MAID transfers | CBC News
A Vancouver, B.C., palliative care doctor, who says she chose to resign rather than authorize patient transfers for the purpose of medical assistance in dying (MAID), took the stand in the B.C. Suprem...
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"...Jayaraman says she resigned from her role providing palliative care in two Vancouver hospices in early 2023 because the operation of one was being handed over to Providence Health Care."
Consequence of merger with a Catholic hospital: the entire consolidated health network becomes Catholic too.
Consequence of merger with a Catholic hospital: the entire consolidated health network becomes Catholic too.
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Major review finds no autism or ADHD risk from pregnancy Tylenol
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
“Researchers analyzed 43 high-quality studies, including powerful sibling comparisons that help separate medication effects from genetics and family environment.”
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
“Researchers analyzed 43 high-quality studies, including powerful sibling comparisons that help separate medication effects from genetics and family environment.”
Major review finds no autism or ADHD risk from pregnancy Tylenol
A major new scientific review brings reassuring news for expectant parents: using acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, during pregnancy does not increase a child’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intell...
www.sciencedaily.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Major review finds no autism or ADHD risk from pregnancy Tylenol
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
“Researchers analyzed 43 high-quality studies, including powerful sibling comparisons that help separate medication effects from genetics and family environment.”
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
“Researchers analyzed 43 high-quality studies, including powerful sibling comparisons that help separate medication effects from genetics and family environment.”