Catherine Clase

Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries

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Restricted Cubic Splines Displaying Associations Between Aldosterone-Renin Ratio and Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes; includes five graphs of ratio vs. incidence of AF, ischemic stroke, HF, MI, & composite outcome. Each graph shows an aHR value.

Higher aldosterone-renin ratios in older adults were linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke, supporting the aldosterone pathway as a target for cardiovascular disease prevention.

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Graphical abstract

Very cool

Enteric coated budesonide also reduces albuminuria, and GFR remains stable in #IgAN

Single arm prospective study from India in KI Reports

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Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/bab...

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I keep seeing studies
which find how Covid
damages the brain
and the lungs
and the heart,
and a new study finds
it raises the risk
of kidney disease too,
all of which is why
you will find me
still wearing a mask.

US investigators believe strike on Iranian girls’ school probably carried out by US forces US military officials briefed on investigation make disclosure, while Pentagon has confirmed only that inquiry is under way

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

figure of albuminuria reduction with finerenone

Finally, FINEONE shows Finerenone
reduces albuminuria in T1DM

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

@nejm.org #NephSKy

An advertisement for an iftar Sat Mar 7: 4pm for Sudan and Gaza. Speakers are Dr Catherine Clase; Sheikh Adullah Idris; Dr Anas Alkassem. QR code for sign up is provided. The Canadian charity UOSSM is the organizer and fundraiser. The location is The Mannor London, 109 Falcon St London ON L5W4Z2.

Please consider attending this iftar, if you are in the London area. If you are not able to attend, please support UOSSM's work by donating here: www.uossm-canada.org

Condemnation of the Illegal and Unjust War on Iran by the United States Just Peace Advocates stated that such an action is both illegal and unjust, representing a serious threat to peace and stability in the region.

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Carbohydrate Ingestion on Exercise Metabolism and Physical Performance Abstract. Carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion during exercise has long been associated with improved performance. Early Scandinavian research proposed that CHO in

Carbohydrate Ingestion on Exercise Metabolism and Physical Performance. Read more in #EndocrineReviews: bit.ly/46QlgjZ #Carbohydrates #Metabolism #Glycogen @endocrinesociety.bsky.social

🤔▶️ New #McMasterPerspective: Dr Anthony Sandre reviews contemporary use of #ASA:
💠 When to use (or avoid) ASA
💠 Evidence showing P2Y12 inhibitors may offer better outcomes with less bleeding

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#VTE #MedEd #MedicalEducation #FOAMEd

Cover of The Lancet:

@thelancet.com
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When bike lanes are not enough: The role of connected low-stress cycling infrastructure on cycle commuting in urban Aotearoa New Zealand Promoting bicycling is a shared aspiration among cities internationally in pursuit of sustainable urban development. However, while cities are increas…

STUDY: We found that while the majority of the roads in these cities are low stress, they are poorly connected, and the greater provision of low-stress cycling infrastructure is associated with more people cycling to work.”

No surprise, but evidence confirming the obvious is valuable. #UrbanTruth

You can become disabled or homeless at any time.

They aren’t moral failings.

You can’t “just try harder”.

All it takes is one accident, one illness, one catastrophic event and your life changes forever.

It’s a minority group you can join at any time.

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now.

Urgent: Nobel prize for Francesca Albanese They want her to resign - let’s not let that happen!

More than a million have signed. Add your name.

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"I remember the newspapers dying like huge moths."
-*Fahrenheit 451*

I’m about as far left as you can get… but we do have problems with MAiD in Canada.

How do I know? It was “offered” to me in lieu of care.

I’m disabled, I was alone, my conditions expensive.

Yes I was allowed to say “No”, but no alternative care was offered.

That’s coercion.

Street transformation from car space to street willed with people including kids

It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.

Streets for people.

HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after

Busy arterial street filled with congested cars

Bike-lanes don’t cause traffic congestion.

Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.

Think about it. THAT’S common sense.

You probably know this, but I had to be taught, to wash the rice first in a different container, to save damage to the non stick surface of the pot

Zojirushi if you can. I had to be persuaded but it is better

So sorry to hear you are sick. Source control from n95 is good for normal breathing, if he’s not coughing or sneezing, I would do this under the circumstances. Hugs and feel better soon.

Great graphic showing cities on a triangle graph showing if they are most oriented to public transit, active mobility or cars.

Have you seen this? This recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips that are by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A portion of the Strøget pedestrian street in Copenhagen that widens into a grand people-place.

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.

European states must retract outrageous attacks on Francesca Albanese They should publicly apologize and retract calls for her resignation

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Proud to support @jennykwan.bsky.social’s bill to close loopholes that let Canadian weapons be funnelled through the U.S. without oversight. With ICE abuses and U.S. arms transfers violating human rights, Canada must not be complicit.
Call your MP.
Join the Feb 17 Day of Action: ArmsEmbargoNow.ca