‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ Founding Editor of Canada Healthwatch. Secretly a machine learning expert.https://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3mj6bfqkgkc2oTOH is the latest in a growing list of urban Ontario hospitals to aggressively cut staff. As the aging boom continues to accelerate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6bfqkgkc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3mhlxf5fgxk2wFrom the archive: An emergency physician unpacks Canada's severe shortage of doctors and its roots in U.S policy-contagion. https://canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/03/21/canadas-doctor-shortage-is-no-accident-221 Mar 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlxf5fgxk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3mhcpaltvu224From the archive: Dr. Paul Parks on how Alberta's plans for two-tiered healthcare will delay lifesaving care. https://canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/this-is-how-a-health-system-burns-to-the-ground @pfparks.bsky.social18 Mar 2026 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcpaltvu224https://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3mgojoqyrik24MAHA-aligned research is entering the training data of AI models that millions of people (and increasingly governments) rely on. https://canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/03/09/tomorrows-ai-models-are-learning-from-todays-polluted-research10 Mar 2026 04:25 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgojoqyrik24https://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3mgojoqyrik24MAHA-aligned research is entering the training data of AI models that millions of people (and increasingly governments) rely on. https://canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/03/09/tomorrows-ai-models-are-learning-from-todays-polluted-research10 Mar 2026 04:25 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgojoqyrik24https://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3mg76lxv5522dObvious but confirmed: people now read less news, more AI summaries of news. https://growtika.com/blog/tech-media-collapse04 Mar 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg76lxv5522dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3mfg5b3vyws25"The posture of Health Canada was always protecting, protecting ... we added a lot of layers.” “This is why I am pushing my department … moving fast, removing the red tapes.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Feb 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfg5b3vyws25https://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3mf7yxusrtk2lThe Canadian government intends to increase Health Canada's reliance on foreign regulators for drug approvals. The Health Minister has acknowledged that US institutions are no longer reliable, but it is not known if US regulators will be included in Canada's incoming regulatory schema. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7yxusrtk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3melkoigkw22kMore of this [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3melkoigkw22khttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3meicoxb73s2gThese numbers speak for themselves. Over a three-year span, a surgical device (without AI) was reported to the FDA seven times for malfunctioning and once for causing injury (unconfirmed). Since AI was added in 2021 there have been at least 100 reports of malfunctions and adverse patient events. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meicoxb73s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3meicoxb73s2gThese numbers speak for themselves. Over a three-year span, a surgical device (without AI) was reported to the FDA seven times for malfunctioning and once for causing injury (unconfirmed). Since AI was added in 2021 there have been at least 100 reports of malfunctions and adverse patient events. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meicoxb73s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3meeyq7yw6k2hI'm surprised there's this many football players attending this bad bunny concert08 Feb 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meeyq7yw6k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3me4rcz5b7c2bKey context on the American Medical Association's endorsement of restrictions on gender-related surgery for minors: [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:pe4kfe7yli6lstg7fwb67tyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4rcz5b7c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicktsergas.ca/post/3me5psmkb3c26Kudos to premier @susanholtnb.bsky.social and the government of NB for following the science and moving policy beyond 2020-era disinformation. Literal breath of fresh air. 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