AMA Section of Pediatrics sent a letter to Minister of Education Nicolaides outlining concerns with the growing gap between children's needs in our classrooms and available classroom resources. www.albertadoctors.org/news/news/in...

White background with large bold black and teal text reading: “7 Things Everyone Should Know About Long COVID.” The words “Long COVID” are highlighted in teal. The bottom right corner includes the logo “whn.global.”

Here are 7 things you should know about Long COVID.

A very tiny posy I made in a thimble using flowers I grew in my garden, including lily of the valley, forget me not, cow parsley, sorrel, Mexican fleabane/erigeron, snowberry and buttercup.

When humans look at something we find beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood & if we connect with what we're looking at oxytocin, giving us a sense of belonging.
A tiny posy I made in a thimble, with real flowers I grew👇
If you like it it'll alter your brain biochemistry for the better:

Covid & Cancer There is now compelling medical evidence that Covid-19 infections can reactivate dormant cancer cells, and trigger the growth of secondary cancers.

This charity has put out info to warn those w a history of cancer to take precautions against covid as it can reactivate cancers v quickly it seems
Obviously other viruses can also increase cancer risks but perhaps not so quickly?
Eg EBV

As ever more research needed

buds.org.uk/covid-and-ca...

Painting featuring the head and shoulders of a white woman looking down facing left with gair tied back and wearing a light top, behind are shadows of plants on a yellow wall of

Danish painter Anna Ancher, Self Portrait c. 1890 #womensart

October Sky
Holly Dyrland
2024

I really only knew Dr. Darren Markland via social media. But his front line reports from the ER during Covid moved me to tears. His bravery, his compassion, his commitment to patient care, and to the truth, were unparalleled. In the worst of the pandemic, he was the hero we needed. #yeg

The Government of Alberta has referred to COVID vaccines as “an expensive intervention,” to justify a vaccine policy based on pre-ordering, radically reducing community access and charging most Albertans to receive the vaccine. Here are the facts. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...

Love when I come across my brother's amazing work out in the wild!

This piece stunning.

Painting of a sitting white woman in a silk dress and large ruff, the subject rests her elbow on her seat and looks out to the viewer with a slight smile, she sits at the easel holding a paintbrush, the painting she is working on features a man playing the violin

Self-Portrait (c.1630) by Dutch Golden Age painter Judith Leyster. The artwork is significant for the relaxed and confident appearance of the subject which departs from more formal portrayals of women artists in self portraits #womensart

An artwork featuring a side of a white multistorey building with many windows of the same size though with different blinds and curtains

Artist of Iraqi heritage Toba Khedoori, Untitled (buildings), 1994 #womensart

Print featuring a black fox with a black bird on its back next to tree and plants under a golden sun

The work of Diana Catchpole, contemporary UK based illustrator and printmaking
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers

A grid of twelve squares each with a different spiral shape inside in red and white and black and white

Printmaking has not only been integral to the creativity of women in art but to the course of art itself, influencing and inspiring artists over the ages, including the fantastic talent of Louise Bourgeois - Spirals, 2005 woodcuts
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Contaminated air is linked to dementia, stroke, asthma, heart disease & pandemics

Clean air isn’t a luxury, it’s public health

Together with Smart Air UK, we’re helping schools & vulnerable homes breathe easier this October

go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/76TBlzW
#CleanAir #IndoorAirQuality

Haines Junction, Yukon
Doris McCarthy
1991

Policy Win: Health Canada Releases New IAQ Guidance Health Canada announces new IAQ guidance, providing essential insights for improving indoor air quality and safety in buildings.

excellent news:
ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol...

Victo Ngai, award winning illustrator and artist from Hong Kong #womensart #Autumn #Fall

Painted design with a mass of green leaves and twisting vines as well as pink and white blossoms, all on a white background

'Honeysuckle’ design, 1883 by May Morris, influential textile artist and designer of the Arts and Crafts movement #WomensArt

Autumn in Orillia
Franklin Carmichael
1924

Print featuring a line of different wild plants in silhouette with a singing blackbird perched in one and a dragonfly flying above, all in front of the ocean under an orange sun

Californian Morning' (mid 20thc) by US artist and printmaker Emmy Lou Packard (1914-1998) #WomensArt

Print featuring three bottles of different shapes in a row all filled with blue flowers and resting on a surface with a busy pattern in blue

'Cool blues' by Vicky Oldfield, contemporary UK printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Warm in Offskip
Robert Genn
1978

Textile artwork featuring standing two figures facing forwards, a Black man and woman, the man wears a patterned suit in vivid colours and the woman wears a long coat in similar patterns and colours and she wears a large rounded hat, all against a patterned pink background

Quilt art inspired by vintage photographs of African American people, by contemporary US artist Bisa Butler #WomensArt
US #BlackHistoryMonth

Pears on a Green Glass Plate
Mary Pratt
1998

AMA statement on Health Minister Mandate letters:
While we appreciate the government’s focus on improving access, innovation and accountability, we are concerned that the mandate letters do not adequately address the need for integration across ministries.
www.albertadoctors.org/news/news/am...

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WHN is hosting a Clean Air Panel Discussion tomorrow (10am–12pm EDT | 4pm–6pm CET)!

Join leading experts Dr. William Bahnfleth, Jim Rosenthal, Dr. Joe Vipond, and Aaron Collins for an engaging conversation on the importance of clean air, its role in protecting communities, (...)

Roxana Halls,
Laughing While Conducting - Fan, 2022,
contemporary UK painter #WomensArt

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.