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Dr. Michele McIntosh

@profmcintosh

I am an Associate Professor at the Trent-Fleming School of Nursing. Passionate about women's health, ethics and qualitative research.

 Trent Unversity
Joined April 2011
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Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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Kevin Bardosh (@KevinBardosh) profile pictureKevin Bardosh
@KevinBardosh23 Dec 2024
"The only way to restore public trust in vaccines –which has taken a big hit since the lies attending the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine – is to put a well-known vaccine skeptic in charge of the vaccine research agenda." @MartinKulldorff on @RobertKennedyJr realclearpolitics.com/articl…
The Cure for Vaccine Skepticism | RealClearPolitics

The Cure for Vaccine Skepticism | RealClearPolitics

The only way to restore public trust in vaccination – which has taken a big hit since the lies attending the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine – is to put a...

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Kevin Bardosh
@KevinBardosh26 May 2022
📢 Our paper on COVID-19 vaccine policy has been published💉🦠 We discuss 12 unintended consequences of mandates and passports across society & argue that pandemic vaccine policies have caused more social harm than good Read the paper: gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/7/5…
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@dockaurG5 Mar 2025
"I will establish a culture of respect for free speech in science & scientific dissent at the NIH.. Dissent is very essence of science. I will foster a culture where NIH leadership will actively encourage diff perspectives.. and allow expression of disagreement” —@DrJBhattacharya
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Chrétien to Trump: 'Stop this nonsense' youtube.com/shorts/7D1MB6c48… via @YouTube
Chrétien to Trump: 'Stop this nonsense'

Chrétien to Trump: 'Stop this nonsense'

Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien took aim at Donald Tru...

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Women’s tennis players now are eligible for paid maternity leave financed by Saudi fund theglobeandmail.com/sports/t…
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𝗲𝘃𝗮✨@kellmanstreep28 Feb 2025
this video of meryl streep being brought to tears by antonio banderas recounting how his heart attack changed his life will make you cry
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Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order (Published 2025)

Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order (Published 2025)

The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

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Meditation on Peace by Sister Denise youtu.be/P9fcP8Wqp_4?si=mG5_… via @YouTube
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COVID vaccination history- shifting scientific evidence. Impact on rationale for mandates, firing workers cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
Purolator loses court challenge after it fired unvaccinated employees | CBC News

Purolator loses court challenge after it fired unvaccinated employees | CBC News

Shipping giant Purolator has lost in B.C. Supreme Court after it tried to challenge an arbitrator's decision to compensate unvaccinated employees suspended or terminated by the company.

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Looking for study participants. Can you help? @dawnbazely @
Desiree Quinlan (@desiquinlan) profile pictureDesiree Quinlan@desiquinlan14 Nov 2024
Hi everyone. I'm a critical care nurse and graduate student looking to speak to patients who were previously nonvocal due to critical illness to share their experiences while in an Ontario hospital. For more information, please see my poster below.
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Desiree Quinlan@desiquinlan14 Nov 2024
Hi everyone. I'm a critical care nurse and graduate student looking to speak to patients who were previously nonvocal due to critical illness to share their experiences while in an Ontario hospital. For more information, please see my poster below.
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Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO
@marklewismd25 Jan 2025
So, in summary, thanks to Brinlee for bravely waiving her own confidentiality to relate a case that's equal parts harrowing & inspiring May we take young patients (especially women) seriously when they come to us with sensitive GI problems and avoid 'medical gaslighting' #crcsm
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Raghu Venugopal MD
@raghu_venugopal29 Jan 2025
What I am saying as an experienced ER doctor is we are failing ourselves. We are failing our neighbours. We are failing our families and our communities. Make this election about healthcare. This is my ask from the bedside. - 5/5
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Canadians place a high value on public health care. But that doesn’t seem to matter to Doug Ford. He’s pushing ahead on for-profit care, and he’s moving as quickly as possible to get it. nursestalktruth.ca
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Nurses Talk Truth

Over 1,700. That’s the number of front-line positions that have been cut from Ontario's health-care system since January 2025. The consequences are impossible to ignore. ERs are overflowing. Patients...

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How to work in groups:set goals, define roles & responsibilities, & encourage regular updates & acknowledge work done. linkedin.com/posts/shadezahr…
When I used to work in teams early in my career, I felt like I was doing all the work. (You’ve...

When I used to work in teams early in my career, I felt like I was doing all the work. (You’ve...

When I used to work in teams early in my career, I felt like I was doing all the work. (You’ve probably been there too.) I’d stay late, double-check everything, and carry the load while others...

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Cancer rates are rising in Canadians under 50, dropping patients into a system not built with them in mind theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Cancer rates are rising in Canadians under 50, dropping patients into a system not built with them...

Cancer rates are rising in Canadians under 50, dropping patients into a system not built with them...

Gen X and millennials are at a growing risk of cancer, and the science is far from settled on the cause. They struggle to get diagnosed quickly, and many must endure the hardships of treatment while...

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Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer: A call for action in high‐income countries with low rates of breastfeeding - PMC ⁦@bfcampuses⁩ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer: A call for action in high‐income countries with...

Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer: A call for action in high‐income countries with...

Women in the UK have a 15% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. Like other high‐income countries, women in the UK are having children later in life which increases their risk. The risk of...

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