Thomas Piggott MD PhD
@twpiggott.bsky.social
Medical Officer of Health & CEO @phlakelands.bsky.social researcher @hei_mcmaster | dad, doctor, dreamer
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Ran across a couple of Pileated Woodpeckers out and about today, hanging around with each other.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Ran across a couple of Pileated Woodpeckers out and about today, hanging around with each other.
I’d personally be far less concerned about this if I hadn’t been nearly hit by a reckless distracted driver in the 10% of my morning commute that isn’t bike lane or trail yesterday morning.
Cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for cars, vehicles and cyclists.
Cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for cars, vehicles and cyclists.
Brutal news for cyclists
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’d personally be far less concerned about this if I hadn’t been nearly hit by a reckless distracted driver in the 10% of my morning commute that isn’t bike lane or trail yesterday morning.
Cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for cars, vehicles and cyclists.
Cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for cars, vehicles and cyclists.
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Brutal news for cyclists
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Brutal news for cyclists
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For the 3rd in recent years, the federal government’s own experts have recommended a universal public pharmacare program.
So, where is it?
So, where is it?
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
For the 3rd in recent years, the federal government’s own experts have recommended a universal public pharmacare program.
So, where is it?
So, where is it?
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🛢️ is the new 🚬
Regulate the deadly advertising
Regulate the deadly advertising
Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🛢️ is the new 🚬
Regulate the deadly advertising
Regulate the deadly advertising
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Get outside 🌲 ❤️
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Get outside 🌲 ❤️
🛢️ is the new 🚬
Regulate the deadly advertising
Regulate the deadly advertising
Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🛢️ is the new 🚬
Regulate the deadly advertising
Regulate the deadly advertising
The climate crisis is more like being trapped in a car underwater with water coming in slowly than a bomb going off, pressure keeps building and it’s getting harder not to die if we don’t start opening window now.
For that reason I’m deeply hopeful we’ll see more climate action - it’s not too late!
For that reason I’m deeply hopeful we’ll see more climate action - it’s not too late!
"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The climate crisis is more like being trapped in a car underwater with water coming in slowly than a bomb going off, pressure keeps building and it’s getting harder not to die if we don’t start opening window now.
For that reason I’m deeply hopeful we’ll see more climate action - it’s not too late!
For that reason I’m deeply hopeful we’ll see more climate action - it’s not too late!
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"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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My take on the CDC vaccine & autism move. 👇
Sum: A disaster... piled onto the other anti-science disasters we've seen from US.
CDC website suggests link between autism and vaccines, health expert warns of false information www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1... via CTV News
#VaccinesWork
Sum: A disaster... piled onto the other anti-science disasters we've seen from US.
CDC website suggests link between autism and vaccines, health expert warns of false information www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1... via CTV News
#VaccinesWork
CDC website suggests link between autism and vaccines, health expert warns of false information
Health law and policy researcher Timothy Caulfield says ‘there has never been any good evidence’ linking vaccines and autism.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My take on the CDC vaccine & autism move. 👇
Sum: A disaster... piled onto the other anti-science disasters we've seen from US.
CDC website suggests link between autism and vaccines, health expert warns of false information www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1... via CTV News
#VaccinesWork
Sum: A disaster... piled onto the other anti-science disasters we've seen from US.
CDC website suggests link between autism and vaccines, health expert warns of false information www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1... via CTV News
#VaccinesWork
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How opioid deaths are hollowing out the construction industry. Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ever, by @jasonkirby.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... @theglobeandmail.com #ToxicDrugCrisis
How opioid deaths are hollowing out the construction industry
Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ever
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
How opioid deaths are hollowing out the construction industry. Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ever, by @jasonkirby.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... @theglobeandmail.com #ToxicDrugCrisis
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80 toxic drug OVERDOSES occurred within 24 hours with one shelter running out of naloxone.
This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
x.com/CHEK_News/st...
This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
x.com/CHEK_News/st...
CHEK News on X: "Desperation reached dangerous levels in Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of naloxone. https://t.co/fqRCUDhMZ8" / X
Desperation reached dangerous levels in Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of naloxone. https://t.co/fqRCUDhMZ8
x.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
80 toxic drug OVERDOSES occurred within 24 hours with one shelter running out of naloxone.
This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
x.com/CHEK_News/st...
This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
x.com/CHEK_News/st...
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Big misstep by Carney. Fighting diseases elsewhere is the cheapest way to prevent us having to fight diseases, and the downstream effects of diseases, here.
www.timescolonist.com/the-mix/cana...
www.timescolonist.com/the-mix/cana...
Canada cuts back spending on fighting infectious diseases at G20 in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney has made Canada's first-ever cut to funding for a major program for fighting infectious diseases in the world's poorest countries — a move that has been sharp...
www.timescolonist.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Big misstep by Carney. Fighting diseases elsewhere is the cheapest way to prevent us having to fight diseases, and the downstream effects of diseases, here.
www.timescolonist.com/the-mix/cana...
www.timescolonist.com/the-mix/cana...
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Hey, Canada! It’s the season…of flu. Be sure to roll up your sleeves and #GetImmunized against influenza! | www.immunize.ca/sites/defaul... #influenza #flu #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #FluSeason #SleevesUpCanada
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hey, Canada! It’s the season…of flu. Be sure to roll up your sleeves and #GetImmunized against influenza! | www.immunize.ca/sites/defaul... #influenza #flu #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #FluSeason #SleevesUpCanada
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What about those mysterious studies that RFK claims actually show a vaccine-autism connection, but that scientists "ignore"? Well here they are. Let's look at why real scientists discount them:
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November 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
What about those mysterious studies that RFK claims actually show a vaccine-autism connection, but that scientists "ignore"? Well here they are. Let's look at why real scientists discount them:
Thread [1/8]
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RFK didn't kill public health in the USA all by himself. He had help from:
Vinay Prasad
Martin Kuldorff
Marty Makary
Jay Bhattacharya
You are all responsible for this travesty.
MULTIPLE studies show no causal link between vaccines and autism. This will not end well.
Vinay Prasad
Martin Kuldorff
Marty Makary
Jay Bhattacharya
You are all responsible for this travesty.
MULTIPLE studies show no causal link between vaccines and autism. This will not end well.
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
RFK didn't kill public health in the USA all by himself. He had help from:
Vinay Prasad
Martin Kuldorff
Marty Makary
Jay Bhattacharya
You are all responsible for this travesty.
MULTIPLE studies show no causal link between vaccines and autism. This will not end well.
Vinay Prasad
Martin Kuldorff
Marty Makary
Jay Bhattacharya
You are all responsible for this travesty.
MULTIPLE studies show no causal link between vaccines and autism. This will not end well.
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“The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in the province.”
ccla.org/press-releas...
ccla.org/press-releas...
CCLA Condemns Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Undermine Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth - CCLA
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten t...
ccla.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) strongly condemns the Alberta government’s introduction of legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three laws that directly threaten the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in the province.”
ccla.org/press-releas...
ccla.org/press-releas...
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At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
Doctors dance to hip hop with giant lungs at COP30 to demand a fossil fuel phase-out
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apnews.com/video/doctor...
Doctors dance at COP30 to demand a fossil fuel phase-out
A group of Canadian doctors danced to hip-hop at the U.N. climate talks in Brazil, calling for a global phase-out of fossil fuels.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Doctors dance to hip hop with giant lungs at COP30 to demand a fossil fuel phase-out
apnews.com/video/doctor...
apnews.com/video/doctor...
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Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned that the #Alberta government’s proposed private care plan will leave more Albertans waiting even longer to access health care. The CMA is calling on the government to reconsider this proposal, and focus on known solutions to support public health care.
Alberta’s private health proposal will leave more Albertans waiting longer for care: CMA
Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned that the Alberta government’s proposed private care plan will leave more Albertans waiting even longer to access health care.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned that the #Alberta government’s proposed private care plan will leave more Albertans waiting even longer to access health care. The CMA is calling on the government to reconsider this proposal, and focus on known solutions to support public health care.
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Very glad to be at the @who.int #EndTB summit in the @whoeurope.bsky.social in #Copenhagen!
The summit opens with Hans Kluge and Tereza Kasaeva.
"Ending TB is not a question of science, we have the science, it's a question of courage and political will."
#TheUnion2025
The summit opens with Hans Kluge and Tereza Kasaeva.
"Ending TB is not a question of science, we have the science, it's a question of courage and political will."
#TheUnion2025
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Very glad to be at the @who.int #EndTB summit in the @whoeurope.bsky.social in #Copenhagen!
The summit opens with Hans Kluge and Tereza Kasaeva.
"Ending TB is not a question of science, we have the science, it's a question of courage and political will."
#TheUnion2025
The summit opens with Hans Kluge and Tereza Kasaeva.
"Ending TB is not a question of science, we have the science, it's a question of courage and political will."
#TheUnion2025
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The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
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Kudos to the team at the fifth estate. We especially appreciate the accurate description of the origins of safe supply prescribing. Many other things to like about this piece. We need multiple accessible forms of safe supply.
#notalladdictionmedicinespecialists
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#notalladdictionmedicinespecialists
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They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News
As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled bac...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Kudos to the team at the fifth estate. We especially appreciate the accurate description of the origins of safe supply prescribing. Many other things to like about this piece. We need multiple accessible forms of safe supply.
#notalladdictionmedicinespecialists
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#notalladdictionmedicinespecialists
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...