Public Health
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Thyroid diagnosis & therapy in Native Canadian populations: Too many unanswered questions
How have thyroid diseases and our Canadian thyroid diagnosis & treatment policies affected Native American people in Canada? This is an unanswered question. I can’t find any published research about it yet. It’s just the perfect piece of “thyroid ignorance” to contemplate today in Canada. Today, Sept. 30, as we Canadians know, is a relatively…
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Article on hypothyroidism features Thyroid Patients Canada’s Tania Smith
An excellent article on Healthing.ca by Postmedia Network journalist Karen Hawthorne provides a wealth of insight into hypothyroidism in a short article. I think it’s so well-written that it deserves an award for excellence in journalism. https://www.healthing.ca/wellness/hypothyroidism-in-canada-treatment-chronic-condition-status This is an article worth discussing and amplifying. I know that a journalistic article must be short. It…
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Potassium iodide (KI) dosing in a nuclear emergency
Concerns about a possible nuclear accident in the Ukraine are fueling interest in dosing potassium iodide (KI) to protect the thyroid gland. An acute overdose of potassium iodine (KI) protects the thyroid gland from harm during a nuclear emergency. There are signs that some Europeans are already stocking up on high-dose KI tablets designed for…
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Petition: Include thyroid disease in Canada’s chronic diseases list
We are planning to launch a formal federal petition to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to add thyroid disease to its list of 20 diseases under surveillance by the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System (CCDSS). Our first step is to test the waters with this Change.org petition! Sign the petition at Change.org here:…