Mechanistically, prior viral pneumonia reprogrammed the lung into a pro-tumor microenvironment, marked by sustained accumulation of tumor-associated neutrophils and increased immunosuppression.
The study also uses evidence from a 75.9 M adult cohort along side mouse models, with signals consistent with increased lung cancer risk after severe Covid
On the 6th anniversary of this pandemic, a new paper in Cell reports a causal link between COVID viral pneumonia & accelerated lung tumor growth in mice.
Authors stress the need for enhanced surveillance and targeted interventions
www.cell.com/action/showP...
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Six years ago WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Despite tens of millions of deaths, the world has not sufficiently addressed the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, and we are more vulnerable to future pandemics due to anti-science officials leading government agencies around the world.
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Haha same. But promise I'm fun at parties!
My week in summary of speaking out about the harms of permanent daylight time: received hateful DMs, blocked, unfollowed, told I'm wrong with no data to back up claims. Feeling a bit like Semmelweis
The National Post, Trump and Danielle Smith all share this viewpoint on daylight savings which is not grounded in any more science than saying the earth is flat
Oops @nationalpost.com.web.brid.gy just reported that we've ended daylight savings time when we actually made it permanent 🫠
The level of misinfo on this topic is next level
I never thought we'd enter the "and now we're going to f*ck up your circadian clocks on the daily so people can shop more after work* stage of capitalism, but here we are
🎙️New episode of Infectious Dose is live.
And this is such an important conversation.
I’m joined by biomedical researcher @mark-ungrin.bsky.social to talk about something we don’t discuss enough:
What happens when scientific errors become institutional policy.
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Yeah, we started that when people decided they weren’t going to protect themselves or their kids! from an airborne virus known to do incredible damage.
There are ~500k papers on the virus.
#LongCovid is now the #1 chronic illness in kids, over Asthma.
We have #ILCAD2026 on Mar. 15.
#EpicFail
A reminder of who will be most impacted by this change in adverse ways: children, chronically ill, early morning shift workers, elderly, minorities, the unhoused, single parents, disabled people, immunocompromised
Thank you for this take. Hope to see more of this from people who prefer daylight time. If we know the policy will harm the most vulnerable in BC, we shouldn't be celebrating it 🙏
So much harm, I'm not even a morning person (just wake up early because of my kids haha) but it's going to be so bad for population health at a time when few have timely access to family docs or ERs
The anti science vibes have never been worse.
"Seasonal depression would get worse, he said, and productivity in general would go down. Later sunrises have also been associated with a lower health index, with higher risk of obesity, heart attack, diabetes and cancer"
This issue is quite a bit more serious than individual preferences
Calgary neuroscientist warns permanent DST the worst of the three options "because of the chronic harm that comes living on the wrong time for the four, five months in the winter"
calgaryherald.com/news/circadi...
Gift article!
Globe editorial on why Standard Time, not Daylight Time, is best for BC. I am not looking forward to Pacific Darkness Time in November this year.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f39d95c...
😢 that is so tough! Another reason we need others to mask
I haven't given up masking indoors in 2026 just because others have. It's not a virtue or thing I'm super jazzed about daily, it's basic survival. I can't afford to risk post-viral complications & really dislike being sick
"Let it rip" is not an effective public health / infectious disease strategy. My thoughts below.
Does getting sick boost the immune system? www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/vid...
Our premier's pDST policy will undermine the health of West Coasters. Write your officials if you live in WA, Or or CA to help prevent this!
bsky.app/profile/davi...
Nice work, California! Don't listen to B.C. politicians trying to convince you otherwise for the sake of business hour alignment. Permanent standard time is best for health
Canada had adopted assisted dying faster than anywhere on Earth
www.economist.com/the-americas...
Iranian residents have reported headaches, difficulty breathing, and oil-contaminated rain settling on buildings and cars after the bombing of oil depots
All the research supports permanent standard time
This podcast talks about how capitalism actually pushed for the change to pDST so people can shop more after work. BCNDP mentioned that as a reason for the change
I agree schedules matter too. But research shows morning light supports sleep & mental health better. Without the morning light, the mental health burden is expected to grow in BC. Found this podcast a good explanation
www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
