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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 1d

"There's limited data for medication use in pregnancy," say Dr. Najla Tabbara and Dr. Rebecca Titman (@sinaihealth.bsky.social) on the next episode of (MIS)Treated, noting pregnant women are routinely excluded from clinical drug trials. | Producers: @namshine.bsky.social & @matthewomara.bsky.social

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 3d

Including @wearetvo.bsky.social's @namshine.bsky.social and Elizabeth St. Philip

Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 3d

We've extended the deadline for our mentorship program - apply by Oct. 14! Get one-on-one mentoring from some of Canada's top journalists.

Apply now: https://caj.ca/programs/mentorship/

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 4d

Dolly Parton's sister Freida says she was 'up all night praying' amid icon's health challenges

Dolly Parton's younger sister Freida Parton says on Facebook the country singer and pop culture icon 'hasn't been feeling her best lately' and asks fans to pray.

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 4d

Why is endometriosis so prevalent in women? "In short we have no idea," Shay Freger (@mcmasterobgyn.bsky.social) tells @namshine.bsky.social on (Mis)Treated. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... | Producers: Nam Kiwanuka & @matthewomara.bsky.social

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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 4d

Hysterectomy is the 2nd most common surgery behind C-sections for women. It doesn’t cure endometriosis. I speak to Dr. Mathew Leonardi & Shay Freger about how endometriosis impacts 1 in 10 but remains under funded and under researched on new episode of (MIS)Treated 👇

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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 5d

This morning, I made every connection on my commute. My Go Train was early, no delays on TTC and a commute that takes an hour 15, took only 45 mins. And on a Monday no less 😭😭💃💃💃😆

a woman is talking to another woman in a store and says `` this day just keeps getting better and better '' .

ALT: a woman is talking to another woman in a store and says `` this day just keeps getting better and better '' .

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks so much for including us!

Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 10d

LBJ's Humpday Podcast Picks for Oct 1st

This week's lineup has: Bike lane politics, Trump's shadow on Canada, and fibroids in the spotlight.

h/t @ambermac.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @tvotoday.bsky.social @justinling.ca @namshine.bsky.social

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"TVO Today (MIS)Treated a podcast on women's health"

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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 9d

I’m so grateful for your support. Thank you friend 🙏❤️

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 10d

LBJ's Humpday Podcast Picks for Oct 1st

This week's lineup has: Bike lane politics, Trump's shadow on Canada, and fibroids in the spotlight.

h/t @ambermac.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @tvotoday.bsky.social @justinling.ca @namshine.bsky.social

medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 9d

“Endometriosis behaves very much like a cancer.” Why does it take 5–7 years to diagnose in Canada? @drmathewleonardi.bsky.social (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social) asks @namshine.bsky.social on the next episode of (MIS)Treated. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m... | Producer: @matthewomara.bsky.social

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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 9d

When clinical trials are suddenly halted by US funding cuts, there are repercussions for investigators and patients, and they do not stop at borders.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The damage done - Nature Medicine

When clinical trials are suddenly halted by US funding cuts, there are repercussions for investigators and patients, and they do not stop at borders.

www.nature.com

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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 9d

“In 264 of the 412 prosecutions Pregnancy Justice tracked between 2022 and 2024, health care providers contributed information to police that eventually was used as evidence against the defendants during their prosecutions.”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

When miscarriages become crimes

412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

www.motherjones.com

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 10d

Watch. Subscribe. Share. (MIS)Treated is a critically important new podcast series about women's health.

Thank you @namshine.bsky.social and TVO. These stories matter.

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Are fibroids FINALLY having a moment? | (MIS)Treated

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 10d

"It’s not the journalists’ burden to keep the government’s secrets for it," @seth-stern.bsky.social told @columjournreview.bsky.social. "That is the opposite of the press’s job, which is to tell the public what the government doesn’t want the public told."

The Pentagon Press Gears Up for a Fight

“None of us are signing this pledge,” said one reporter.

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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 11d

Today’s the launch of @tvotoday.bsky.social (MIS)Treated, a podcast on women’s health. Thank you for the support & messages🙏❤️. About 7% of Canada’s federal spending goes to women’s health & women weren’t included in clinical trials until 1993 in USA and 1997 in Canada m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oco...

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 11d

#StarInvestigation: A Toronto surgeon who was previously found by a medical watchdog to have been “essentially experimenting on patients” with risky and unproven procedures has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm of a woman in his care.

Toronto surgeon cautioned for ‘essentially experimenting on patients’ has been charged for allegedly harming a woman in his care

A lawyer for Dr. Ashwin Maharaj said the surgeon "will vigorously defend himself against the charge" of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 12d

With September 30 marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, APTN News looks at how many of the 94 Calls to Action have been answered since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered its final report in 2015.

How many of the TRC’s Calls to Action have been answered? | APTN News

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 11d

The road to reconciliation begins with truth
Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe
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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 11d

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Are fibroids FINALLY having a moment? | (MIS)Treated

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 11d

Venus Williams says doctors dismissed her fibroids for 30 years. What happens to the quality of your life when no one takes your pain seriously? Or when care is out of reach? @ambermac.bsky.social joins @namshine.bsky.social on the first episode of (MIS)Treated: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 15d

"There just hasn't been a lot of money put into researching women's health issues. And so what ends up happening is that women do end up suffering in silence." — @ambermac.bsky.social talks to @namshine.bsky.social on the first episode of (MIS)Treated on Sept. 30. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

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TVO @wearetvo.bsky.social · 16d

Launching September 30, (MIS)Treated, a new TVO Today podcast hosted by Nam Kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social examines how medicine has historically failed women, and why urgent change is still needed.

Read more: tvo.me/tvo-podcast-...

Watch the trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=mYX7...

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 16d

As Canada redefines its global role, three women leaders share their insights. @namshine.bsky.social speaks with @senatorsenior.bsky.social, Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux (@lakeheaduniversity.bsky.social) & Alexandra Chyczij (Ukrainian Canadian Congress) at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

How Women in Leadership Can Transform Canada | TVO Today

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 17d

"I hope we start to take women's health much more seriously than we've done so to date. Women are not just baby making machines who are important up to the point where they give birth," @ambermac.bsky.social tells @namshine.bsky.social on (MIS)Treated on Sept. 30. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 17d

"We need to be present, visible, outspoken, honest... we need to be there. Put yourself where it is happening." — Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux (@lakeheaduniversity.bsky.social) on women leaders. Tonight at 8pm with @namshine.bsky.social at AMO on @wearetvo.bsky.social.

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