Iris Gorfinkel, M.D.
@drgorfinkel.bsky.social
Family doctor, clinical researcher, founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research, contributor to @CBCRadio @GlobalNewsCa @TorontoStar @ZoomerMedia
CONCLUSION
👉 Happiness is linked to low rates of private healthcare delivery
👉 Happiness is linked to low rates of private healthcare delivery
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
CONCLUSION
👉 Happiness is linked to low rates of private healthcare delivery
👉 Happiness is linked to low rates of private healthcare delivery
Will PRIVATIZING Canadian MEDICARE WORK?
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
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Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Will PRIVATIZING Canadian MEDICARE WORK?
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
It's official: The CDC is no longer trustworthy.
Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people.
The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary.
This is what happens when politics replaces science.
Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people.
The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary.
This is what happens when politics replaces science.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It's official: The CDC is no longer trustworthy.
Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people.
The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary.
This is what happens when politics replaces science.
Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people.
The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary.
This is what happens when politics replaces science.
WHY Canada lost measles elimination status
👉 5,138 cases as of Oct 2025
ON 2,392 cases
AL 1,944
BC 324
MN 253
SK 107
👉 Over 300 hospitalizations
👉2 deaths
It'll take 12 months of ZERO cases to regain status
👉 5,138 cases as of Oct 2025
ON 2,392 cases
AL 1,944
BC 324
MN 253
SK 107
👉 Over 300 hospitalizations
👉2 deaths
It'll take 12 months of ZERO cases to regain status
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
WHY Canada lost measles elimination status
👉 5,138 cases as of Oct 2025
ON 2,392 cases
AL 1,944
BC 324
MN 253
SK 107
👉 Over 300 hospitalizations
👉2 deaths
It'll take 12 months of ZERO cases to regain status
👉 5,138 cases as of Oct 2025
ON 2,392 cases
AL 1,944
BC 324
MN 253
SK 107
👉 Over 300 hospitalizations
👉2 deaths
It'll take 12 months of ZERO cases to regain status
TESTOSTERONE in the MENOPAUSE
-Under-researched
-Modestly helpful at⤴️ sexual desire
-1 in 3 reported ONE addtnl sexual event per month
# of APPROVED PRODUCTS by Health Canada
💪MEN 7 -gels, patches, injections, pellets, buccal
😰 WOMEN ZERO
🎧 8 min listen
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-Under-researched
-Modestly helpful at⤴️ sexual desire
-1 in 3 reported ONE addtnl sexual event per month
# of APPROVED PRODUCTS by Health Canada
💪MEN 7 -gels, patches, injections, pellets, buccal
😰 WOMEN ZERO
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
TESTOSTERONE in the MENOPAUSE
-Under-researched
-Modestly helpful at⤴️ sexual desire
-1 in 3 reported ONE addtnl sexual event per month
# of APPROVED PRODUCTS by Health Canada
💪MEN 7 -gels, patches, injections, pellets, buccal
😰 WOMEN ZERO
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
-Under-researched
-Modestly helpful at⤴️ sexual desire
-1 in 3 reported ONE addtnl sexual event per month
# of APPROVED PRODUCTS by Health Canada
💪MEN 7 -gels, patches, injections, pellets, buccal
😰 WOMEN ZERO
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
CAFFEINE - Surprising factoid
Our bodies quickly get used to its benefits
...but NOT to its impact on SLEEP
Regular use just treats the lethargy & headache from WITHDRAWAL
🎧8 min listen
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Our bodies quickly get used to its benefits
...but NOT to its impact on SLEEP
Regular use just treats the lethargy & headache from WITHDRAWAL
🎧8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
CAFFEINE - Surprising factoid
Our bodies quickly get used to its benefits
...but NOT to its impact on SLEEP
Regular use just treats the lethargy & headache from WITHDRAWAL
🎧8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Our bodies quickly get used to its benefits
...but NOT to its impact on SLEEP
Regular use just treats the lethargy & headache from WITHDRAWAL
🎧8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Solidly researched.
Evidence based.
Incontrovertible.
"An astounding 90% of autistic children consumed either breast milk or formula...ignoring potential confounders, control groups and statistical significance."
Hats off to @integralanswers.bsky.social for the fine work.
Evidence based.
Incontrovertible.
"An astounding 90% of autistic children consumed either breast milk or formula...ignoring potential confounders, control groups and statistical significance."
Hats off to @integralanswers.bsky.social for the fine work.
October 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Solidly researched.
Evidence based.
Incontrovertible.
"An astounding 90% of autistic children consumed either breast milk or formula...ignoring potential confounders, control groups and statistical significance."
Hats off to @integralanswers.bsky.social for the fine work.
Evidence based.
Incontrovertible.
"An astounding 90% of autistic children consumed either breast milk or formula...ignoring potential confounders, control groups and statistical significance."
Hats off to @integralanswers.bsky.social for the fine work.
To our U.S. Colleagues,
Condolences on the loss of the CDC’s MMWR.
3 resources that may help
🇨🇦
Condolences on the loss of the CDC’s MMWR.
3 resources that may help
🇨🇦
October 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
To our U.S. Colleagues,
Condolences on the loss of the CDC’s MMWR.
3 resources that may help
🇨🇦
Condolences on the loss of the CDC’s MMWR.
3 resources that may help
🇨🇦
😰 SOBERING
How many patients LEFT EMERGENCY ROOMS without being seen last year?
Overall- 1 in 13 got fed up with the wait
...HALF were urgent cases
Result?
14% ⤴️ RISK of admission & death within 7 days compared to those who stayed
🎧8 min
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
How many patients LEFT EMERGENCY ROOMS without being seen last year?
Overall- 1 in 13 got fed up with the wait
...HALF were urgent cases
Result?
14% ⤴️ RISK of admission & death within 7 days compared to those who stayed
🎧8 min
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
October 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
😰 SOBERING
How many patients LEFT EMERGENCY ROOMS without being seen last year?
Overall- 1 in 13 got fed up with the wait
...HALF were urgent cases
Result?
14% ⤴️ RISK of admission & death within 7 days compared to those who stayed
🎧8 min
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
How many patients LEFT EMERGENCY ROOMS without being seen last year?
Overall- 1 in 13 got fed up with the wait
...HALF were urgent cases
Result?
14% ⤴️ RISK of admission & death within 7 days compared to those who stayed
🎧8 min
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
💉 FLU SHOTS IN TORONTO
...will be available SOONER than expected
...will be available SOONER than expected
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
💉 FLU SHOTS IN TORONTO
...will be available SOONER than expected
...will be available SOONER than expected
You're sick.
You go to a clinic.
People are coughing, sneezing & blowing their noses.
...and no one is wearing a mask.
Time to bring masks back into healthcare facilities.
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
You go to a clinic.
People are coughing, sneezing & blowing their noses.
...and no one is wearing a mask.
Time to bring masks back into healthcare facilities.
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
September 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
You're sick.
You go to a clinic.
People are coughing, sneezing & blowing their noses.
...and no one is wearing a mask.
Time to bring masks back into healthcare facilities.
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
You go to a clinic.
People are coughing, sneezing & blowing their noses.
...and no one is wearing a mask.
Time to bring masks back into healthcare facilities.
🎧 8 min listen
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
AUTISM
🧬Linked to > 1,000 genes
🫄 Develops from a mix of genetic and environmental factors — e.g. parental age, preterm birth, or pregnancy complications
🧸 Affects 1 in 31 children
... up from 1 in 150 kids twenty years ago
WHY ?
-Broader definitions
-More awareness
🧬Linked to > 1,000 genes
🫄 Develops from a mix of genetic and environmental factors — e.g. parental age, preterm birth, or pregnancy complications
🧸 Affects 1 in 31 children
... up from 1 in 150 kids twenty years ago
WHY ?
-Broader definitions
-More awareness
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
AUTISM
🧬Linked to > 1,000 genes
🫄 Develops from a mix of genetic and environmental factors — e.g. parental age, preterm birth, or pregnancy complications
🧸 Affects 1 in 31 children
... up from 1 in 150 kids twenty years ago
WHY ?
-Broader definitions
-More awareness
🧬Linked to > 1,000 genes
🫄 Develops from a mix of genetic and environmental factors — e.g. parental age, preterm birth, or pregnancy complications
🧸 Affects 1 in 31 children
... up from 1 in 150 kids twenty years ago
WHY ?
-Broader definitions
-More awareness
This year's Ig Nobel Prize in Nutrition was awarded to D. Dendi et al
...for their deserving work on the preferred pizza toppings of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort in Togo.
P.s. It's four-cheese, in case you're wondering.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
...for their deserving work on the preferred pizza toppings of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort in Togo.
P.s. It's four-cheese, in case you're wondering.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
September 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This year's Ig Nobel Prize in Nutrition was awarded to D. Dendi et al
...for their deserving work on the preferred pizza toppings of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort in Togo.
P.s. It's four-cheese, in case you're wondering.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
...for their deserving work on the preferred pizza toppings of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort in Togo.
P.s. It's four-cheese, in case you're wondering.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
🦠COVID-19 VACCINES
QUEBEC has joined Alberta in charging to get vaxed w/ these exceptions -
💉Seniors / Medically vulnerable
💉Healthcare workers
💉Remote regions
Price check
-Quebec $ 150-180
-Alberta $ 100
-Elsewhere FREE
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QUEBEC has joined Alberta in charging to get vaxed w/ these exceptions -
💉Seniors / Medically vulnerable
💉Healthcare workers
💉Remote regions
Price check
-Quebec $ 150-180
-Alberta $ 100
-Elsewhere FREE
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September 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🦠COVID-19 VACCINES
QUEBEC has joined Alberta in charging to get vaxed w/ these exceptions -
💉Seniors / Medically vulnerable
💉Healthcare workers
💉Remote regions
Price check
-Quebec $ 150-180
-Alberta $ 100
-Elsewhere FREE
theglobeandmail.com/gift/4b2fe55...
QUEBEC has joined Alberta in charging to get vaxed w/ these exceptions -
💉Seniors / Medically vulnerable
💉Healthcare workers
💉Remote regions
Price check
-Quebec $ 150-180
-Alberta $ 100
-Elsewhere FREE
theglobeandmail.com/gift/4b2fe55...
📢 BIG NEWS
Ontario announced it will cover the RSV VACCINE
for all seniors 75 +
.. so will NS, PEI & Yukon
Alberta covers all seniors 70+
Community-dwelling seniors everywhere else still have to pay out-of-pocket
Ontario's new elibility cirteria for older adults:
Ontario announced it will cover the RSV VACCINE
for all seniors 75 +
.. so will NS, PEI & Yukon
Alberta covers all seniors 70+
Community-dwelling seniors everywhere else still have to pay out-of-pocket
Ontario's new elibility cirteria for older adults:
September 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
📢 BIG NEWS
Ontario announced it will cover the RSV VACCINE
for all seniors 75 +
.. so will NS, PEI & Yukon
Alberta covers all seniors 70+
Community-dwelling seniors everywhere else still have to pay out-of-pocket
Ontario's new elibility cirteria for older adults:
Ontario announced it will cover the RSV VACCINE
for all seniors 75 +
.. so will NS, PEI & Yukon
Alberta covers all seniors 70+
Community-dwelling seniors everywhere else still have to pay out-of-pocket
Ontario's new elibility cirteria for older adults:
Florida's Surgeon General - Dr. Joseph Ladapo
said school vaccine mandates "drip with slavery"
...for the sake of his personal political gain
How dare him.
👂https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-82-here-and-now-toronto/clip/16168330-health-contributor-dr.-iris-gorfinkel-offers-perspective-shift
said school vaccine mandates "drip with slavery"
...for the sake of his personal political gain
How dare him.
👂https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-82-here-and-now-toronto/clip/16168330-health-contributor-dr.-iris-gorfinkel-offers-perspective-shift
September 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Florida's Surgeon General - Dr. Joseph Ladapo
said school vaccine mandates "drip with slavery"
...for the sake of his personal political gain
How dare him.
👂https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-82-here-and-now-toronto/clip/16168330-health-contributor-dr.-iris-gorfinkel-offers-perspective-shift
said school vaccine mandates "drip with slavery"
...for the sake of his personal political gain
How dare him.
👂https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-82-here-and-now-toronto/clip/16168330-health-contributor-dr.-iris-gorfinkel-offers-perspective-shift
CANADA - FLU SHOT AVAILABILITY (2025–26 Season)
💉Ontario & Quebec: Mid-October
💉All other provinces & territories: Early October
Rollouts are timed to match peak flu season
-usually late Nov. - early Feb.
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
💉Ontario & Quebec: Mid-October
💉All other provinces & territories: Early October
Rollouts are timed to match peak flu season
-usually late Nov. - early Feb.
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
September 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
CANADA - FLU SHOT AVAILABILITY (2025–26 Season)
💉Ontario & Quebec: Mid-October
💉All other provinces & territories: Early October
Rollouts are timed to match peak flu season
-usually late Nov. - early Feb.
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
💉Ontario & Quebec: Mid-October
💉All other provinces & territories: Early October
Rollouts are timed to match peak flu season
-usually late Nov. - early Feb.
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
Dear U.S. friends, family & colleagues:
Looking for reliable, science‑based health info from north of the border?
This may help...
Looking for reliable, science‑based health info from north of the border?
This may help...
September 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Dear U.S. friends, family & colleagues:
Looking for reliable, science‑based health info from north of the border?
This may help...
Looking for reliable, science‑based health info from north of the border?
This may help...
I get TONS of Qs on this...
Who should get vaxed & when (NACI guidelines)
Who should get vaxed & when (NACI guidelines)
August 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I get TONS of Qs on this...
Who should get vaxed & when (NACI guidelines)
Who should get vaxed & when (NACI guidelines)
🚨 COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE
Health Canada has approved Pfizer 's latest mRNA vaccine.
It targets Omicron LP.8.1 variant
It's approved for ages 6 mos & older
globalnews.ca/news/1134082...
Health Canada has approved Pfizer 's latest mRNA vaccine.
It targets Omicron LP.8.1 variant
It's approved for ages 6 mos & older
globalnews.ca/news/1134082...
August 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚨 COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE
Health Canada has approved Pfizer 's latest mRNA vaccine.
It targets Omicron LP.8.1 variant
It's approved for ages 6 mos & older
globalnews.ca/news/1134082...
Health Canada has approved Pfizer 's latest mRNA vaccine.
It targets Omicron LP.8.1 variant
It's approved for ages 6 mos & older
globalnews.ca/news/1134082...
Canada has NO national standards to teach ALCOHOL literacy
The YOUNGER a kid takes their first drink
... the HIGHER their long term risks.
Don't they have a RIGHT to know?
Please SHARE this 8 min audio w/ teachers, school boards and Ministries of Education
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The YOUNGER a kid takes their first drink
... the HIGHER their long term risks.
Don't they have a RIGHT to know?
Please SHARE this 8 min audio w/ teachers, school boards and Ministries of Education
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
August 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Canada has NO national standards to teach ALCOHOL literacy
The YOUNGER a kid takes their first drink
... the HIGHER their long term risks.
Don't they have a RIGHT to know?
Please SHARE this 8 min audio w/ teachers, school boards and Ministries of Education
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The YOUNGER a kid takes their first drink
... the HIGHER their long term risks.
Don't they have a RIGHT to know?
Please SHARE this 8 min audio w/ teachers, school boards and Ministries of Education
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
This is a travesty.
Under HALF of the pregnant women & parents surveyed plan to accept all vaccines.
...and yes - it's a representative sample.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Under HALF of the pregnant women & parents surveyed plan to accept all vaccines.
...and yes - it's a representative sample.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
July 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is a travesty.
Under HALF of the pregnant women & parents surveyed plan to accept all vaccines.
...and yes - it's a representative sample.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Under HALF of the pregnant women & parents surveyed plan to accept all vaccines.
...and yes - it's a representative sample.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
U.S. LIFE EXPECTANCY
There's a staggering 11-year lifespan difference that maps alongside political affiliations
Lowest life spans are in red
Longest are in dark green
Such divisions will get far worse with cuts to Medicaid
There's a staggering 11-year lifespan difference that maps alongside political affiliations
Lowest life spans are in red
Longest are in dark green
Such divisions will get far worse with cuts to Medicaid
July 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
U.S. LIFE EXPECTANCY
There's a staggering 11-year lifespan difference that maps alongside political affiliations
Lowest life spans are in red
Longest are in dark green
Such divisions will get far worse with cuts to Medicaid
There's a staggering 11-year lifespan difference that maps alongside political affiliations
Lowest life spans are in red
Longest are in dark green
Such divisions will get far worse with cuts to Medicaid
Yikes...
The most commonly used speculum today was invented by Dr. Frank Graves
...nearly 150 YEARS AGO
Photo credit - National Museum of American History
The most commonly used speculum today was invented by Dr. Frank Graves
...nearly 150 YEARS AGO
Photo credit - National Museum of American History
July 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yikes...
The most commonly used speculum today was invented by Dr. Frank Graves
...nearly 150 YEARS AGO
Photo credit - National Museum of American History
The most commonly used speculum today was invented by Dr. Frank Graves
...nearly 150 YEARS AGO
Photo credit - National Museum of American History
