Carl Sagan explores the intimate connection between human life and the stellar life cycle. He explains that heavy elements in our bodies (carbon, oxygen, iron) were created inside stars. This details stellar evolution, from birth to death, including white dwarfs, supernovae, and black holes.
Health misinformation does great harm.
Decades of tolerating – explicitly or implicitly – pseudoscience (eg, alt med BS) played a big role in the rise of bunk.
Medical schools, professional orgs, etc, must speak up!
Wrote this in April 2020. Alas, MORE relevant now www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Longevity craze + celeb endorsements + exploitive wellness influencers + RFK Jr push = UGH! 🚨
Wellness #peptide craze: Why people are injecting? www.bbc.com/news/article...
"The people using these products are, in essence, becoming lab rats."
Soon: on CTV Edmonton to talk peptides...
How stepping into nature affects the brain www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...
From study: highlights "potential role of natural environments for promoting mental health, with implications for neuroscience & public policy..."
#MentalHealth #Nature #Walk!
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Very obviously, but good to have data.
X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find gizmodo.com/researchers-...
From study: "...the algorithm promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media" (via @nature.com).
Holocaust survivor Irena Peritz kept a wartime diary chronicling days of terror and transcendence. Montrealer believed in the importance of sharing her family’s story, and never lost her sense of wonder and gratitude for being alive. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Health Canada is warning Canadians to check their medication after two lots of MAR-Amlodipine 5 mg tablets were recalled, as some bottles may contain the wrong drug. #RECALL #Canada
globalnews.ca/news/1165789...
🌟 Healthcare Improvers: Your February 2026 QI Update is here! 🌟
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How has social prescribing progressed since its integration into national policy? And what does the future of social prescribing look like?
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How has social prescribing progressed since its integration into national policy? And what does the future of social prescribing look like?
Take a look at our long read to find out more: https://bit.ly/4aObq56
How effective is this year’s flu vaccine? According to preliminary new research by the Penn Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response, it appears to be more effective than originally predicted. @billhanage.bsky.social
🌟 Healthcare Improvers! 🌟 The December 2025 Evidence Update is here!
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984
Who here knows about Resilient Minds? Anyone ever heard of our program that supports firefighters' mental health and resiliency? A bit more info here - and later on we'll post a video from one of its co-authors on the "why" and the whole vision behind the program. resilientmindsontario.ca/about-us/
Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat #postpartum depression. #HealthCanada #Canada
Zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, is a pill taken once a day for 14 days and can start relieving depressive symptoms in as few as three days.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
🚨 My new piece: increasingly, vaccine hesitancy tied to political identity www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
Explaining Canadian Thanksgiving to Americans
Guess What? Canadian! - Standard Time
Canadian Medical Association warns misinformation is causing serious harm #CMA #Canada #Health
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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So many BS health halos out there!
Sticking "natural", "protein", "organic" or "no seed oil" on a package doesn't make crap healthier.
Agree stronger regs needed!
The case for stronger regulation of deceptive nutrition-related claims on unhealthy food journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
How did a functional, if flawed, democratic machinery hand absolute power over to Hitler, someone whom the conservative political class regarded as a chaotic clown with a violent following?
This is awful
