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science & history nerd, public health fan, acute care nurse, nature enjoyer, library patron, public transit user, unlikely Appalachian in Canada
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This new #OnPoli legislation about ending automatic lease renewal seems like a great way to end rent stabilization. That would likely destroy my family's life. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Dr Oz speaks from looooong experience here
Dr Oz: "We have an advantage with AI. You know why? We don't think the way fraudsters think. That's just not what our minds do. The bank managers don't think about bank fraud. They want to do loans and help businesses. Fraudsters think about fraud. So the AI can think the way a fraudster thinks."
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Doctors say the death of a baby born prematurely due to measles is a stark reminder that the ongoing measles outbreak was preventable. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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The repeal of the ACA is going to destroy healthcare. Prior to its passage people would get divorced to avoid the government seizing their assets for their healthcare. People used to cede custody of kids to relatives so they could have healthcare. You could be denied CHEMO b/c you had acne at 16
Sanders: I am not a great fan of the affordable care act. I believe in medicare for all. I think that health care is a human right, but I will be damned if I'm going to see people in Vermont and around this country see a doubling in their premiums.
After years of reading articles like this, contagious illness like Norovirus is one of the first things I associate when I hear about cruise ships.
A norovirus outbreak affected nearly 100 passengers and crew on a cruise from San Diego to Miami. The highly contagious illness struck about 5% of passengers during the two-week voyage. www.healthday.com/health-news/...
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In July, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” You can judge for yourself.
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🚨"The organization representing Ohio emergency doctors has warned that the losses in revenue and increased costs will affect all patients.” In other words, cuts to Medicaid, the ACA & other health care programs mean higher costs for everyone. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/23/o...
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Two babies have died of Whooping cough in Louisiana, a vaccine preventable disease. All pregnant patients and their families should be vaccinated to protect the newborn. This is Louisiana's worst Whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak in 30 years. buff.ly/pez25q3 #medsky #pedsky🛟😷
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My Charlie Kirk video went live for patrons earlier but I'm sitting here so MUCH ANGRIER and I'm wondering how badly the YouTube algorithm will punish me if I change the title from "Charlie Kirk and the Empathy Paradox" to "Charlie Kirk was a Nazi and Now He's Dead." www.patreon.com/posts/charli...
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As the administration of DeSantis prepares to make Florida the first state to remove school vaccine mandates, deep concern is spreading among doctors, parents and public health workers for the safety of children and others who might be vulnerable in a disease outbreak. apnews.com/article/flor...
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Kentucky Educational Television — which operates nearly all of the state’s PBS station network — announced Thursday that it’s cutting nearly a quarter of its staff due to its federal funding being clawed back by Congress this summer. From @justinhicks.lpm.org of KPR:
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Trigger warning. “In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.” Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
A little sad I didn't watch more of the monster movies in August. It's hard for me to stay inside at the end of the summer in Canada!
On your feet, sports fans – Kanopy has knocked the Sports Cinema in September collection out of the park! Watch for free through participating libraries and universities at https://bit.ly/47PqopQ.
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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As right-wing oligarchs were buying up mainstream and social media, the mistake everyone else made was thinking that these purchases were based on a normal assessment of value. Remember when Elon Musk “overpayed” for Twitter? They understood that controlling the message and narrative is priceless.
Make no mistake, everything that’s happening in the United States is being significantly enabled by the right wing oligarch capture of media. Every other country needs to do everything possible to keep that from happening where they are. Including protecting the CBC from Poilievre here in Canada.
So painfully dumb. After caring for countless hospitalized COVID pneumonia patients, I literally cannot think of any evidence based reason for this. Benefits outweigh harm.
Who can get updated COVID-19 vaccines in the US now? FDA has approved COVID shots for people aged 65+ and at high risk; others need a doctor’s order. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
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This week’s actions are the latest in a pattern showing RFK Jr. disregard for science, public health, and the federal workers who keep this country safe from multiple health threats. Nurses demand he resign or be fired immediately as head of HHS. www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
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“Despite the overwhelming opposition of the medical community, Secretary Kennedy has continued his longstanding crusade against vaccines and his advocacy of conspiracy theories that have been rejected repeatedly by scientific experts.” thehill.com/policy/healt...
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We analyzed hundreds of hours of his public comments from 2020-2024 to show this and refer to him as an anti-vaccine activist in our reporting. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
ABC News is still calling RFK Jr. a “vaccine skeptic.” The dude was one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists for decades. There’s video of him in 2023 saying that there’s no vaccine which is safe and effective. You can call him an anti-vaccine activist!
“If you can’t attack access, then why not attack trust? And that’s what I think the playbook is,”
“The environment we live in … stoked by misinformation, especially from people considered by some to be health authorities, makes me worried for all of us in public health.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...