Dr. Rita McCracken, MD PhD🇨🇦

There is so much microbiome hype right now. Most of it just noise. I call it "scienceploitation" (use a real and exciting area of science to sell bunk).

One of our studies on point: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7...

Can you trust the results from gut microbiome tests? Maybe not Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple tests. These gut microbe discrepancies could have health consequences.

DTC microbiome testing = um, crap. 💩

Can you trust the results from gut microbiome tests? Nope. www.sciencenews.org/article/resu...

From study: "...results reveal major discrepancies, both within and across the different service providers."

US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

👍

Absolutely 💔💔💔
This is the mantra of my childhood. The poster was on the wall at the top of our stairs, so we’d see it every day.

Art: "War is not healthy for children and other living things."

Lorraine Schneider, 1967.

Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’

NEW: I and colleagues reviewed 15,000 documents to illuminate how Jeffrey Epstein used VIP doctors to control and manipulate young women* — and how the doctors helped him, treating his needs as more important than the patients'. Gift link.

*see next post in thread

Valentines Day blooms in #eastvan

Field of purple croci

Also winter in Vancouver, so… I guess it evens out?

Winter in Vancouver.

BC residents have shrinking access to family doctors, despite more doctors and increased funding

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

#bcpoli #cdnpoli #primarycare

Thx Andy!

4min of Catherine O’Hara being fabulous and how telling us how she collaborates.

Yes. You need this.

Watch it now.
⁦@thenfb⁩ ⁦@SchittsCreek⁩

All of Us Shine by Hart Snider - NFB https://www.nfb.ca/film/catherine-ohara-all-of-us-shine/

Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.

Foggy field with frosted grass, sun rising in the distance and tiny people seen by the tree line

Dog walkers in the fog, at sunrise.
#eastvan

Also, personal care:
🧼 Soap
🪥 Toothbrushes & toothpaste
🧴 Shampoo & conditioner
🩲 Menstrual pads & incontinence pads
💄 Makeup
🖐️ Hand sanitizer, towels, deodorant

Seasonal:
🍫 Chocolates and flowers for Valentine’s Day 💐
📍 Please drop off at 302 Columbia St

Donation needs and wishlist | Downtown Eastside Women's Centre Our sites do not accept these items: household items, furniture, children’s clothing, children’s toys, clothing that is stained, soiled or… Continue reading Donation needs and wishlist

Urgent needs list from the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre:

🩲 Underwear & bras
🧦 Socks
🧥 Winter jackets
🌧️ Rain jackets & ponchos
🧶 Sweaters & hoodies
☂️ Umbrellas
🥾 Boots
🧤 Gloves
🧣 Scarves & toques
👖 Pants & warm tights
🛏️ Warm blankets & sleeping bags
💧 Water-resistant coverings

Tell Mountain, in the distance, pink sunset, in an urban setting

Gorgeous, Mt Baker looking dazzling at sunset
#Surrey

Sad to see that ABC once again voted against being a Living Wage certified employer

Covenant House Vancouver Thanks the Community It has been a busy year at Covenant House Vancouver (CHV), and they wanted to reach outand thank everyone for their support and kindness.

Last year Covenant House Vancouver served more than 160,000 meals to youth. The Drop-In Centre welcomed over 760 youth, the largest number in its history.
Youth have access to showers, laundry, clothes, mental health support, activities, and other services all thanks to CHV donors.

Attachment ‡ Access
To a family doctor or NP.
we need better measures of how well the primary care system is serving people in 🇨🇦
This new article https:// www.cmaj.ca/content/198/2/E53
Thanks to my colleagues, @meredithvanstone.bsky.social @lindsayhedden.bsky.social