Iris Gorfinkel, M.D.
@drgorfinkel.bsky.social
Family doctor, clinical researcher, founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research, contributor to @CBCRadio @GlobalNewsCa @TorontoStar @ZoomerMedia
Planning a PREGNANCY?
Make sure you're IMMUNE to MEASELS
BEFORE you conceive.
OUTCOMES of maternal measles infections:
🏥 4 in 5 hospitalized
🧸 1 in 4 premature birth
😰 1 in 5 pregnancy loss / fetal death
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Make sure you're IMMUNE to MEASELS
BEFORE you conceive.
OUTCOMES of maternal measles infections:
🏥 4 in 5 hospitalized
🧸 1 in 4 premature birth
😰 1 in 5 pregnancy loss / fetal death
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Pregnant and bearing the burden of measles outbreaks in Canada
[See related article at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250606][1]
In this issue of CMAJ , Science and colleagues summarize the latest information on the management of measles exposures in pregna...
www.cmaj.ca
February 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Planning a PREGNANCY?
Make sure you're IMMUNE to MEASELS
BEFORE you conceive.
OUTCOMES of maternal measles infections:
🏥 4 in 5 hospitalized
🧸 1 in 4 premature birth
😰 1 in 5 pregnancy loss / fetal death
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Make sure you're IMMUNE to MEASELS
BEFORE you conceive.
OUTCOMES of maternal measles infections:
🏥 4 in 5 hospitalized
🧸 1 in 4 premature birth
😰 1 in 5 pregnancy loss / fetal death
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
CHRONIC PAIN - Natural Strategies
BETTER than placebo:
-Exercise #1 esp'ly w/ Pilates, yoga or tai chi
-Massage- short term
-Acupuncture- esp'ly for nerve pain
-Heat
NOT:
-Acetaminophen
-NSAIDs (ibuprofen/naproxen)
-Opioids
-Ice
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
BETTER than placebo:
-Exercise #1 esp'ly w/ Pilates, yoga or tai chi
-Massage- short term
-Acupuncture- esp'ly for nerve pain
-Heat
NOT:
-Acetaminophen
-NSAIDs (ibuprofen/naproxen)
-Opioids
-Ice
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Dr. Gorfinkel discusses what actually works in treating chronic pain
Chronic pain is common, complex and often poorly treated. Our health contributor Dr. Iris Gorfinkel shares an update on what actually works, from movement and mindset to acupuncture, massage and heat...
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
CHRONIC PAIN - Natural Strategies
BETTER than placebo:
-Exercise #1 esp'ly w/ Pilates, yoga or tai chi
-Massage- short term
-Acupuncture- esp'ly for nerve pain
-Heat
NOT:
-Acetaminophen
-NSAIDs (ibuprofen/naproxen)
-Opioids
-Ice
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
BETTER than placebo:
-Exercise #1 esp'ly w/ Pilates, yoga or tai chi
-Massage- short term
-Acupuncture- esp'ly for nerve pain
-Heat
NOT:
-Acetaminophen
-NSAIDs (ibuprofen/naproxen)
-Opioids
-Ice
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
What's MOST STUNNING about the collapse of the U.S. isn't the greed of the billionaires.
It's the LOYALTY of the POOR, even as their
-Belief in expertise demolished
-Benefits were slashed
-Healthcare was gutted
-Rights were stripped
It's the LOYALTY of the POOR, even as their
-Belief in expertise demolished
-Benefits were slashed
-Healthcare was gutted
-Rights were stripped
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
What's MOST STUNNING about the collapse of the U.S. isn't the greed of the billionaires.
It's the LOYALTY of the POOR, even as their
-Belief in expertise demolished
-Benefits were slashed
-Healthcare was gutted
-Rights were stripped
It's the LOYALTY of the POOR, even as their
-Belief in expertise demolished
-Benefits were slashed
-Healthcare was gutted
-Rights were stripped
More disinformation in a long lineup
RFK Jr has the AUDACITY to suggest a keto diet cures schizophrenia.
I’m DISGUSTED at the depths to which power-hungry leaders sink.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr has the AUDACITY to suggest a keto diet cures schizophrenia.
I’m DISGUSTED at the depths to which power-hungry leaders sink.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK, Jr. just claimed the keto diet can cure schizophrenia. Here’s what the science says
Preliminary studies suggest that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reduce schizophrenia symptoms in some people, but claiming it’s a cure is misleading, experts say
www.scientificamerican.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
More disinformation in a long lineup
RFK Jr has the AUDACITY to suggest a keto diet cures schizophrenia.
I’m DISGUSTED at the depths to which power-hungry leaders sink.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr has the AUDACITY to suggest a keto diet cures schizophrenia.
I’m DISGUSTED at the depths to which power-hungry leaders sink.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
Remind you of someone?
February 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Remind you of someone?
The Washington Post fired ~300 of its ~800 journalists.
It's one of the BIGGEST single-day cullings at a US news organisation in recent memory.
😰 "Democracy Dies in Darkness" is dying.
www.ft.com/content/f430...
It's one of the BIGGEST single-day cullings at a US news organisation in recent memory.
😰 "Democracy Dies in Darkness" is dying.
www.ft.com/content/f430...
Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post. Can he revive it?
Billionaire hopes that culling hundreds of journalists will stem heavy losses and refocus the struggling newspaper
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The Washington Post fired ~300 of its ~800 journalists.
It's one of the BIGGEST single-day cullings at a US news organisation in recent memory.
😰 "Democracy Dies in Darkness" is dying.
www.ft.com/content/f430...
It's one of the BIGGEST single-day cullings at a US news organisation in recent memory.
😰 "Democracy Dies in Darkness" is dying.
www.ft.com/content/f430...
The point isn’t vaccine safety
It never was.
It’s killing off belief in expertise …to empower the few.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/h...
It never was.
It’s killing off belief in expertise …to empower the few.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/h...
Federal Vaccine Advisers Take Aim at Covid Shots
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The point isn’t vaccine safety
It never was.
It’s killing off belief in expertise …to empower the few.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/h...
It never was.
It’s killing off belief in expertise …to empower the few.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/h...
Canada was a GLOBAL leader on TOBACCO WARNINGS on cigarettes
Alcohol warnings would also SAVE LIVES
...so WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG❓
BE HEARD
📢 COMMENT at The Toronto Star link below ↙️ www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... viaorontostar
Alcohol warnings would also SAVE LIVES
...so WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG❓
BE HEARD
📢 COMMENT at The Toronto Star link below ↙️ www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... viaorontostar
Iris Gorfinkel: Canada’s most dangerous drug has been identified, and it’s not opioids
Compared to other drugs, alcohol rated highest for its physical health harms and led the pack for impairing mental functioning, causing dependence and triggering withdrawal. It also topped the list
www.thestar.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Canada was a GLOBAL leader on TOBACCO WARNINGS on cigarettes
Alcohol warnings would also SAVE LIVES
...so WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG❓
BE HEARD
📢 COMMENT at The Toronto Star link below ↙️ www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... viaorontostar
Alcohol warnings would also SAVE LIVES
...so WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG❓
BE HEARD
📢 COMMENT at The Toronto Star link below ↙️ www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... viaorontostar
🚨CONFLICT of INTEREST🚨
Alberta's BILL 11 shifts care to PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT centres ...where facilities & clinicians EARN MORE
The RESULT?
⤵️workers in the PUBLIC system
⤴️Public waits
⤴️Pressure to PAY UP for sooner service
@alonghurst.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Alberta's BILL 11 shifts care to PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT centres ...where facilities & clinicians EARN MORE
The RESULT?
⤵️workers in the PUBLIC system
⤴️Public waits
⤴️Pressure to PAY UP for sooner service
@alonghurst.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care - CCPA
Alberta’s two-tier health care legislation ends single-payer public health care and puts Canadian medicare at risk
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
🚨CONFLICT of INTEREST🚨
Alberta's BILL 11 shifts care to PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT centres ...where facilities & clinicians EARN MORE
The RESULT?
⤵️workers in the PUBLIC system
⤴️Public waits
⤴️Pressure to PAY UP for sooner service
@alonghurst.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Alberta's BILL 11 shifts care to PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT centres ...where facilities & clinicians EARN MORE
The RESULT?
⤵️workers in the PUBLIC system
⤴️Public waits
⤴️Pressure to PAY UP for sooner service
@alonghurst.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Alcohol bottles have NO warning labels.
Not ONE WORD about serving sizes, calories or health harms
Information saves lives
…so how long will government policy take to catch up?
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Not ONE WORD about serving sizes, calories or health harms
Information saves lives
…so how long will government policy take to catch up?
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Iris Gorfinkel: Canada most dangerous drug has been identified and it’s not opioids
Compared to other drugs, alcohol rated highest for its physical health harms and led the pack for impairing mental functioning, causing dependence and triggering withdrawal. It also topped the list
www.thestar.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Alcohol bottles have NO warning labels.
Not ONE WORD about serving sizes, calories or health harms
Information saves lives
…so how long will government policy take to catch up?
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Not ONE WORD about serving sizes, calories or health harms
Information saves lives
…so how long will government policy take to catch up?
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The CBC is CRITICAL in pushing back against disinformation.
Yet Canada ranks 6th out of the G7 countries
for per‑capita public broadcaster funding
CBC gets $33.66 - VERSUS- the G7 avg $62.20
It's also the most trusted media, according to Pollara -
CBC 72% trusted
CTV 67%
Global 65%
Yet Canada ranks 6th out of the G7 countries
for per‑capita public broadcaster funding
CBC gets $33.66 - VERSUS- the G7 avg $62.20
It's also the most trusted media, according to Pollara -
CBC 72% trusted
CTV 67%
Global 65%
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The CBC is CRITICAL in pushing back against disinformation.
Yet Canada ranks 6th out of the G7 countries
for per‑capita public broadcaster funding
CBC gets $33.66 - VERSUS- the G7 avg $62.20
It's also the most trusted media, according to Pollara -
CBC 72% trusted
CTV 67%
Global 65%
Yet Canada ranks 6th out of the G7 countries
for per‑capita public broadcaster funding
CBC gets $33.66 - VERSUS- the G7 avg $62.20
It's also the most trusted media, according to Pollara -
CBC 72% trusted
CTV 67%
Global 65%
NIPAH VIRUS
-Animal➡️Human↔️Human⬅️Infected food
-Fever, headache, cough, sore throat, vomiting & shortness of breath➡️encephalitis
-Currently in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines & Singapore
-No treatment/vaccine
-Mortality rate 40-75%
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
-Animal➡️Human↔️Human⬅️Infected food
-Fever, headache, cough, sore throat, vomiting & shortness of breath➡️encephalitis
-Currently in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines & Singapore
-No treatment/vaccine
-Mortality rate 40-75%
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
Nipah virus fact sheet
WHO fact sheet on Nipah virus, including information on transmission, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and WHO's work in this area.
www.who.int
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
NIPAH VIRUS
-Animal➡️Human↔️Human⬅️Infected food
-Fever, headache, cough, sore throat, vomiting & shortness of breath➡️encephalitis
-Currently in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines & Singapore
-No treatment/vaccine
-Mortality rate 40-75%
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
-Animal➡️Human↔️Human⬅️Infected food
-Fever, headache, cough, sore throat, vomiting & shortness of breath➡️encephalitis
-Currently in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines & Singapore
-No treatment/vaccine
-Mortality rate 40-75%
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt advocated for a maximum income, knowing that
Wealth will concentrate
Billionaires will buy politicians & own the media
Censorship will ensue
...and democracy will die.
Never has an FDR been needed more than NOW.
Wealth will concentrate
Billionaires will buy politicians & own the media
Censorship will ensue
...and democracy will die.
Never has an FDR been needed more than NOW.
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
President Franklin D. Roosevelt advocated for a maximum income, knowing that
Wealth will concentrate
Billionaires will buy politicians & own the media
Censorship will ensue
...and democracy will die.
Never has an FDR been needed more than NOW.
Wealth will concentrate
Billionaires will buy politicians & own the media
Censorship will ensue
...and democracy will die.
Never has an FDR been needed more than NOW.
CHOICES are shaped by U.S. revisions
🤒"No 💉mandates"
💔 "Eat beef tallow"
😰"Drink less"
Canadian SILENCE has downstream consequences
Health authorities need to step up their game
Facts alone won't do
...Emotional appeals are ++ needed
🥊 🍁 🥊
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
🤒"No 💉mandates"
💔 "Eat beef tallow"
😰"Drink less"
Canadian SILENCE has downstream consequences
Health authorities need to step up their game
Facts alone won't do
...Emotional appeals are ++ needed
🥊 🍁 🥊
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
Iris Gorfinkel: The silence from Canadian health authorities on RFK Jr.‘s changes is alarming
Evidence alone isn’t enough to counter dangerous and misguided U.S. public health rollbacks. Emotional appeals delivered by trusted voices are now critical, even from Canadian sources.
www.thestar.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:55 PM
CHOICES are shaped by U.S. revisions
🤒"No 💉mandates"
💔 "Eat beef tallow"
😰"Drink less"
Canadian SILENCE has downstream consequences
Health authorities need to step up their game
Facts alone won't do
...Emotional appeals are ++ needed
🥊 🍁 🥊
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
🤒"No 💉mandates"
💔 "Eat beef tallow"
😰"Drink less"
Canadian SILENCE has downstream consequences
Health authorities need to step up their game
Facts alone won't do
...Emotional appeals are ++ needed
🥊 🍁 🥊
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
Reposted by Iris Gorfinkel, M.D.
Reality: @cbsnews.com health commentators = QUACK-O-RAMA
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Network Dark Age 2.0.
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Network Dark Age 2.0.
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor
Dr Mark Hyman, who claimed he reduced his biological age by 20 years, brought on as a contributor
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Reality: @cbsnews.com health commentators = QUACK-O-RAMA
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Network Dark Age 2.0.
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Network Dark Age 2.0.
Shout-out to CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS
RFK Jr.'s misguided health polices will harm Canadians.
It's time to break the silence & pushback
...misinformation doesn't respect borders.
📢 Add your voice
Comment to The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
RFK Jr.'s misguided health polices will harm Canadians.
It's time to break the silence & pushback
...misinformation doesn't respect borders.
📢 Add your voice
Comment to The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
Iris Gorfinkel: RFK Jr.‘s misguided health polices can harm Canadians, so why have our medical experts been silent?
Evidence alone isn’t enough to counter dangerous and misguided U.S. public health rollbacks. Emotional appeals delivered by trusted voices are now critical, even from Canadian sources.
www.thestar.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Shout-out to CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS
RFK Jr.'s misguided health polices will harm Canadians.
It's time to break the silence & pushback
...misinformation doesn't respect borders.
📢 Add your voice
Comment to The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
RFK Jr.'s misguided health polices will harm Canadians.
It's time to break the silence & pushback
...misinformation doesn't respect borders.
📢 Add your voice
Comment to The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
Wow!
7 hip replacements instead of the usual 4-5
This HUGE difference is mostly efficiency -
"cleaning the room, making sure everything is set up with all the instruments ready."
This ortho team in Nova Scotia lights the path.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
From ctvnews.ca
7 hip replacements instead of the usual 4-5
This HUGE difference is mostly efficiency -
"cleaning the room, making sure everything is set up with all the instruments ready."
This ortho team in Nova Scotia lights the path.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
From ctvnews.ca
N.S. doctor one of first in Canada to complete 7 hip replacements in one day
The orthopedic team at Dartmouth General Hospital became one of the first in Canada to complete seven hip replacement surgeries in a single operating room, in a single day, in December. On Friday, the...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Wow!
7 hip replacements instead of the usual 4-5
This HUGE difference is mostly efficiency -
"cleaning the room, making sure everything is set up with all the instruments ready."
This ortho team in Nova Scotia lights the path.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
From ctvnews.ca
7 hip replacements instead of the usual 4-5
This HUGE difference is mostly efficiency -
"cleaning the room, making sure everything is set up with all the instruments ready."
This ortho team in Nova Scotia lights the path.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
From ctvnews.ca
CUT
🪓 USAID
🪓 GAVI & WHO
🪓 CDC, NIH
🪓 Healthcare
🪓 Childhood vaccines
How many preventable deaths must there be?
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
🪓 USAID
🪓 GAVI & WHO
🪓 CDC, NIH
🪓 Healthcare
🪓 Childhood vaccines
How many preventable deaths must there be?
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
CUT
🪓 USAID
🪓 GAVI & WHO
🪓 CDC, NIH
🪓 Healthcare
🪓 Childhood vaccines
How many preventable deaths must there be?
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
🪓 USAID
🪓 GAVI & WHO
🪓 CDC, NIH
🪓 Healthcare
🪓 Childhood vaccines
How many preventable deaths must there be?
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
PRACTICAL STEPS to Keep 🍁 Children Healthy
💉 Make non-medical exemptions the exception - not the rule in schools
💉 Improve access at pharmacies, on evenings & weekends
💉 Build robust provincial vaccine registries
💉 Strengthen public health messaging
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4b2fe55...
💉 Make non-medical exemptions the exception - not the rule in schools
💉 Improve access at pharmacies, on evenings & weekends
💉 Build robust provincial vaccine registries
💉 Strengthen public health messaging
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4b2fe55...
Canadian kids will feel the fallout from RFK Jr.’s slashing of routine vaccines
The U.S. is dropping its number of childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, a move that will have dire consequences
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
PRACTICAL STEPS to Keep 🍁 Children Healthy
💉 Make non-medical exemptions the exception - not the rule in schools
💉 Improve access at pharmacies, on evenings & weekends
💉 Build robust provincial vaccine registries
💉 Strengthen public health messaging
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4b2fe55...
💉 Make non-medical exemptions the exception - not the rule in schools
💉 Improve access at pharmacies, on evenings & weekends
💉 Build robust provincial vaccine registries
💉 Strengthen public health messaging
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4b2fe55...
What starts in the U.S. doesn't stay there.
Misinformation is just as contagious as the diseases themselves.
Let's hope Canadian medical associations don't stay silent...
Misinformation is just as contagious as the diseases themselves.
Let's hope Canadian medical associations don't stay silent...
Canadian kids will feel the fallout from RFK Jr.'s slashing of routine vaccines www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... ⦸ @drgorfinkel.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/insights 🍁
January 19, 2026 at 5:35 PM
What starts in the U.S. doesn't stay there.
Misinformation is just as contagious as the diseases themselves.
Let's hope Canadian medical associations don't stay silent...
Misinformation is just as contagious as the diseases themselves.
Let's hope Canadian medical associations don't stay silent...
Few things scare me as much as a really sick child.
...but U.S. changes to childhood vaccines make the list.
Viruses don't give a hoot about borders.
Please SHARE
...& let your voice be heard by commenting in The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
...but U.S. changes to childhood vaccines make the list.
Viruses don't give a hoot about borders.
Please SHARE
...& let your voice be heard by commenting in The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
Iris Gorfinkel: As a doctor, this U.S. health policy scares me and Ontario kids are in the blast radius
Vaccines have become a political loyalty test in both the U.S. and Canada.
www.thestar.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Few things scare me as much as a really sick child.
...but U.S. changes to childhood vaccines make the list.
Viruses don't give a hoot about borders.
Please SHARE
...& let your voice be heard by commenting in The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
...but U.S. changes to childhood vaccines make the list.
Viruses don't give a hoot about borders.
Please SHARE
...& let your voice be heard by commenting in The Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @torontostar
6 FIXES to⬇️ Healthcare Wait Times
1/ ⬆️Chronic care & rehab beds
2/⬆️Public O.R. hours
3/ Vaccine registry
4/ Reward cradle-to-grave family practice
5/ Give patients access to their health records
6/ Create single-entry lines for specialists
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
1/ ⬆️Chronic care & rehab beds
2/⬆️Public O.R. hours
3/ Vaccine registry
4/ Reward cradle-to-grave family practice
5/ Give patients access to their health records
6/ Create single-entry lines for specialists
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Iris Gorfinkel: Reducing Ontario health care waits: Six solutions avoiding privatization pitfalls
Canada has long been among the worst performers on specialist wait times in high income countries. Wait times aren’t a matter of shortage, they’re a policy choice.
www.thestar.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
6 FIXES to⬇️ Healthcare Wait Times
1/ ⬆️Chronic care & rehab beds
2/⬆️Public O.R. hours
3/ Vaccine registry
4/ Reward cradle-to-grave family practice
5/ Give patients access to their health records
6/ Create single-entry lines for specialists
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
1/ ⬆️Chronic care & rehab beds
2/⬆️Public O.R. hours
3/ Vaccine registry
4/ Reward cradle-to-grave family practice
5/ Give patients access to their health records
6/ Create single-entry lines for specialists
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Reposted by Iris Gorfinkel, M.D.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The crumpled piece of paper that changed my patient’s life www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drgorfinkel.bsky.social @thestar.com
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And what’s become an annual holiday tradition,
I just finished phoning my patients who spend Christmas alone.
I’m not sure who gets more out of these calls
…them or me.
I just finished phoning my patients who spend Christmas alone.
I’m not sure who gets more out of these calls
…them or me.
December 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
And what’s become an annual holiday tradition,
I just finished phoning my patients who spend Christmas alone.
I’m not sure who gets more out of these calls
…them or me.
I just finished phoning my patients who spend Christmas alone.
I’m not sure who gets more out of these calls
…them or me.