Iris Gorfinkel, M.D.
@drgorfinkel
Family doctor, clinical researcher, founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research, contributor to @CBCRadio @GlobalNewsCa @TorontoStar @ZoomerMedia
"There always has to be accountability." ...that's the least of our issues." -Premier Doug Ford Reality check: It is THE issue. 🧐 Show us the books. @thestar.com @alonghurst.bsky.social
Expanding NUCLEAR power in Ontario costs over 3x what RENEWABLES would - for the SAME power …& this does NOT include the costs of ☢️ 🧐 Construction delays 🧐 Refurbishment 🧐 Decommissioning 🧐 Waste Storage/Cleanup 🧐 Water requirements 🧐 Shutdowns from global warming
PROTEIN NEEDS 🧐 How much do active adults need per DAY? A: Your weight in KILOGRAMS = your total GRAMS of protein 🧐How much per MEAL? A: ONE palm-size piece of meat, fish or legumes 🧐What if I'm body-building or on a GLP-1? A: TWO palms per MEAL 🎧 7 min www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT If expanded, its paths will fly over some 300,000 people ✈️Destroying tranquility ✈️Toxifying the air ✈️Ruining views Is THIS how Toronto "manages" its waterfront??? For shame, @fordnation ...for SHAME. Signed @dfisman.bsky.social @thestar.com
We CANNOT TRUST how clear the sky looks. Toronto’s air quality today is actually WORSE than yesterday’s. 😷 If you have to go outside mask up - N95 if possible
OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN - SUPPLEMENTS EVIDENCE-BASED -Curcumin extracts w/enhanced bioavailability -Boswellia extract (Indian Frankincense) -Hydrolyzed collagen ? DISPROVEN -Glucosamine -Chondroitin -Fish oil 🧐 Clinical trials tend to be small ... & short-term 🎧7 min www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
1 out of every 5 minutes of Canadian sports broadcasting is now an ad for gambling. Games have become casinos, preying on young men. Has governing lost its way? @thestar.com
FORD'S GAMBLING AD BLITZ 🤑 Ford's government ❤️the $ generated by gaming ...but FAILS to CONSIDER its COSTS to victims, loved ones & OHIP ....as they continue TARGETING YOUNG MEN - like my patient www.thestar.com/opinion/star... via @thestar.com
Happy Canada Day! Hoping healthcare remains a RIGHT - not a privilege. 🍁 🕊️ 🍁
Note to the Ford government: If your goal is to "get it done" & "work for workers" put the money into what Ontarians NEED -Education -Housing -Healthcare ...& STOP using taxpayer $$$ to PROMOTE yourselves Signed @thestar.com
🦠 RABIES 🦠 🦇SPREADS by bats, skunks, racoons & foxes -Saliva gets into open skin from a bite, tiny scratch, or through the eyes, nose, mouth ✖️ Rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, rats & mice in are very LOW RISK ☠️ Nearly always FATAL www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/rac...
If I took a 35-week break with pay, it would be called negligent ...but Ontario's legislature is doing just that. What's the MULTLIPLIER for an ENTIRE PROVINCE w/ -Minimal SCRUTINY ? -No DEBATE ? -Postponed IMPROVEMENTS in HEALTH LAWS ? @thestar.com
1 in 5 KIDS in ONTARIO are raised in POVERTY ...while taxpayers dole out for a Legislative Assembly that RARELY ASSEMBLES 124 MPPs X $ 157,350 per MPP annually SUBTOTAL: ~ $ 20 million ➕Gold-plated BENEFITS ➕Inflation-proof PENSION TOTAL 😡 @thestar.com www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
GLP-1s like OZEMPIC - now generic ⚖️ 1 in 5 users will NOT lose weight ⚖️ Side effects⬆️with DOSE ⚖️ For every 3 pounds lost...1 pound is MUSCLE 🎧7 min listen cbc.ca/listen/live-... This diet is from JAMA 2025 It minimizes side effects & helps maintain muscle
Shopping for a SUNSCREEN? 2 Qualities to look out for - ⛱️ "Broad Spectrum" - protects against BOTH 👴UV-A which Ages the skin 🔥 UV-B which Burns ⛱️SPF of 30+ ...or 50+ if you're prone to sunburn 🎧7 min w/ @KrissyHolmes www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
When my patient is left CRYING because she can't get rehab without a credit card ...the REAL SICKNESS isn't her arthritis. It's political neglect. @thestar.com
Have a look at this CONSULT REQUEST I sent just yesterday. It's the results of crazy-long wait times for ESSENTIAL OHIP-COVERED PHYSIOTHERPY www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
NEW COVID-19 GUIDELINES 1 💉 DOSE is STRONGLY advised for - Adults 65+ yrs HEALTHCARE WORKERS Congregate care residents High-risk medical conditions in those 6+ mos of age Pregnancy First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities Racialized communities publications.gc.ca/collections/...
🚨 NEW COVID-19 CANADIAN GUIDELINES 2 💉DOSES (minimum interval 3 mos) - • Adults 80 yrs+ • Chronic care home residents • 6 mos+ w/mod-severe immunocompromise • NEW --> 65 -79 yrs w/high-risk conditions publications.gc.ca/collections/...
DID YOU KNOW? COMMON COLD VIRUSES CHANGE with the SEASON ☃️ WINTER ⤴️ Rhinovirus, RSV, flu 🏖️ SUMMER ⤴️ Enteroviruses w/GI symptoms-diarrhea, nausea 🦠COVID-19 has had a summer wave every year since the pandemic began 🎧 7 min @yukondave.bsky.social cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Believe it or not... We still test patients w/respiratory symptoms for COVID-19. The right diagnosis allows us to: 1/ Gauge Long Covid risk 2/ Prevent transmission to high-risk contacts 3/ Time the patient's next Covid vaccine 4/ Avoid unnecessary antibiotics
COVID is falling off the radar ...but I still see cases. Here's who should get a 2nd💉this year: 💉Seniors in congregate settings 💉80+ yrs 💉65–79 yrs - based on risk factors 💉 55+ First Nations, Inuit, or Métis 💉6 mos + w/ immunocompromise www.ontario.ca/page/covid-1...
☕️ COFFEE’s BENEFITS 3-5 cups/day are strongly linked with: ⬇️Type 2 Diabetes ⬇️Cancer ⬇️Dementia - Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s ⬇️Liver disease ⬇️Heart attack/Stroke ⬇️All-cause mortality 🎧 8 min listen www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Surprise! These two products have the same amount of sugar per volume.
To Ontario's Education Minister: When a teen has a fever, I take a careful history to figure out WHY but if they don't show up to school, Ontario's Bill 101 won't ask questions. It THREATENS them with failure 🧸...& HURTS the most vulnerable. Signed. @thestar.com
Ontario's 2-step plan to⬇️ABSENTEEISM in high schoolers WITHOUT ASKING what's wrong. Their "fix" ? 1/ Marks for attendance & participation 2/ High stakes exams This FAILS TEENS b/c it doesn't address CAUSES 🧸TREATMENTS should match the DIAGNOSIS @tdsb.on.ca 🎧8 min www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Government secrecy causes misery & costs lives. Ontarians deserve better.