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Why is there a Shortage of Menopause Hormone Therapy? Exploring the fragile supply chain allowed by the government

Here is a deep dive inter hormone therapy shortages, which is not an isolated issue, but part of a larger issue of serious medication shortages. vajenda.substack.com/p/why-is-the...

In over 1300 different conditions, women are diagnosed 2 to 4 years later than men. Medical knowledge is based largely on research on men. Even in disorders like depression where women are twice as likely of developing, women’s symptoms are considered to be atypical. On next (MIS)Treated.

Students feel they're paying the bill for Ontario's new post-secondary funding | CBC News After an eight-year tuition freeze across the province, Ontario post-secondary students have found out that fees will now go back to increasing year over year — and with less financial assistance, too...

"I don't come from a wealthy family, so I get a lot from OSAP, and it's still not enough," Taylor Timleck, a second-year at Western University, said. "Now I have to pay so much more in student loans after school, too."

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Opinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students

“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”

The menopause market is projected to be worth $600 billion by 2030 yet those who are going through the transition lack access & support. We will talk about why physicians are moving way from saying HRT to MHT, misinformation, and impact to health & more. You can email me at mistreatedpodcast@tvo.org

Menopause is big business, but clear info can be hard to access. On a special (MIS)Treated episode, @namshine.bsky.social is unpacking generational gaps, HRT/MHT, and surgical menopause. Have a question for our panelists? ➡️mistreatedpodcast@tvo.org
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.

They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.

‘Multiple victims’ in school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., police say RCMP say the "original suspect" is believed to be dead, but officers are working to determine whether a second suspect is involved.

‘Multiple victims’ in school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., police say

“There shouldn’t be winners and losers.” — Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman, president of @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social, on why having a family doctor in Ontario is so often framed as a matter of luck. On the latest (MIS)Treated with @namshine.bsky.social

“You can't control what others do or say; you can only control how you respond and how you react. And that's your power.” - Namugenyi "Nam" Kiwanuka

February 10th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth

Who is Namugenyi "Nam" Kiwanuka?

I was about 10 or 11 and we had to leave the civil war in Uganda,". She, her father and 3 siblings trekked from Uganda to the Kenyan border by foot...

h/t @namshine.bsky.social

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You are so kind Lanrick. I am so very grateful to you uplifting me and supporting me through the years. Thank you. Truly 🙏❤️

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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.

NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.

“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.

But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.

One to two cheers for legacy media not calling it a "racially charged Trump-involved posting"

How do inequities in gynecological care and a shrinking family doctor workforce erode public trust? @namshine.bsky.social talks with Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman, president of @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social, on the next (MIS)Treated. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

PSA from @johncusack.bsky.social:

Democracy is under attack — and paywalls shouldn’t stand in the way of accessing vital public records.

News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...

This important story, which details the dangers of ICE and CBP’s face-recognition app, is available to read for free, thanks to @wired.com's initiative in partnership with @freedom.press to unpaywall FOIA-based reporting.

Other outlets should follow suit.

9 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: source | CBC News Nine Toronto police officers are facing charges related to violent incidents involving tow trucks and operators across the Greater Toronto Area, multiple sources tell CBC News.

"Officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said.

The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said."

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Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy

“Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, according to a large-scale study.”

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The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...

#Introduction: Theoretical physicist. Black Feminist theorist. Writer. I do: dark matter, neutron stars, & science studies.

Web: chanda.science
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Author of award-winning #DisorderedCosmos and now #EdgeOfSpaceTime, coming 4/7/26.

France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.

“Around Europe, governments and institutions are seeking to reduce their use of digital services from U.S. Big Tech companies and turning to domestic or free alternatives.”

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Why do traces of 1800s “hysteria” thinking still influence how women with bipolar disorder are viewed? @namshine.bsky.social talks with @mistypratt.bsky.social, author of “All in Her Head,” about the history of “hysteria” and why mental health has become a “scapegoat diagnosis.”

GO train lines to run on ‘special schedule’ Tuesday following derailment Trains on all lines are running on a special schedule Tuesday morning after a disabled train caused chaos on Monday.

GO train lines to run on ‘special schedule’ Tuesday following derailment

‘Crisis’: The fallout from Trump’s surprise plan to close Kennedy Center The president’s announcement shocked artists and staff. A letter obtained by The Washington Post brought the National Symphony Orchestra’s future into focus.

"Crisis." "Catastrophe." "Chaos." Just three words people used to describe the state of the Kennedy Center after Trump's announcement that he wants to close it for two years for construction.

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In 2019 I had the opportunity to interview Salman Rushdie about his then latest novel “Quichotte”. It was about the blurred lines of reality tv but this part of the interview touches on what’s going on in the world today: the dangers that arise when we can’t distinguish between the truth & lies.

Lemon’s arrest delivers warning shot to journalists Plus: Alex Pretti’s murder was also an attack on press freedom

📩 Read in our weekly newsletter:

- Arrests of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social send unmistakable message
- Alex Pretti’s murder was an attack on press freedom
- Whistleblower Guan Heng granted asylum
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

Why Ontario hospitals are turning to bank loans to stay afloat - Investigative Journalism Bureau More than 60 per cent of Ontario hospitals were in the red at the end of the 2025 fiscal year, and many, including some of the largest in the country, have turned to banks to cover their costs, spendi...

“More than half a billion dollars were logged by hospitals in annual operating deficits by the end of March, 2025, despite an Ontario law requiring hospitals to plan for a balanced budget each year. As of March 2025, Ontario hospitals owed banks more than $66 million”
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David Eby on Alberta separatists seeking assistance from the U.S.: "To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that. And that word is treason."