Christina Frangou

A Plea From Doctors: Cool It on the Supplements

A Plea From Doctors: Cool It on the Supplements www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w...

Alberta’s new tax on “high value wine” from British Columbia marks the latest clash in the two provinces’ long-running wine war. @cfrangou.bsky.social, The Walrus regional correspondent for Western Canada, reports on the fallout: thewalrus.ca/the-wine-wars-ar...

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

"Now an extraordinarily successful scientific research system — one that took decades to build, has saved millions of lives and generated billions of dollars in profits for American companies and investors — is being dismantled before our eyes." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails. The end of an era.

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

What brain surgery taught me about the fragile gift of consciousness After the trauma of brain surgery, Big Think writer Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives in presence.

"To notice, we must care. And to care, we must be willing to be changed by what we see." Eric Markowitz required high-risk brain surgery. In its aftermath, he discovered a new way of seeing life. bigthink.com/business/bra...

Updated fall vaccine rollout August 22, 2025 Media inquiries Alberta’s fall immunization program will roll out in two phases to help protect those most at risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19. Alberta’s government is updating its fall COVID-19 vaccine program into a new two-phase plan starting in October to streamline access to immunization. Phase 1 provides free vaccines to eligible Albertans, while Phase 2 makes vaccines available to everyone else for an administration fee. “We are striking a balance between protecting vulnerable Albertans and preventing vaccine wastage. We remain committed to ensuring Albertans who are at a higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 have access to vaccines.” Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Health care workers are now also eligible for COVID-19 immunization as part of Phase 1. Offering the vaccine to health care workers helps protect vulnerable patients and maintain a strong workforce, ensuring the health system can continue delivering safe, effective care. Those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine free of charge in Phase 1 includes: all residents of continuing care homes and seniors supportive living accommodations home care clients individuals six months of age and older with underlying medical conditions and compromised immune systems, as recommended by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) health care workers individuals experiencing homelessness individuals 65 and older receiving the Alberta Seniors Benefit All Albertans can use the Alberta Vaccine Booking System at alberta.ca until Sept. 30 to register for COVID-19 immunizations. Those who pre-order will receive a text or email notification in October to book an appointment and confirm eligibility. Pre-ordering for the 2025-26 season also allows Albertans to pre-order their vaccine for the 2026-27 season. Albertans who do not pre-order by Sept. 30 can still book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment once vaccines become…

Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C. Most Albertans will have to pay for COVID vaccines this fall Michelle Bellefontaine · CBC News · Posted: Aug 21, 2025 4:41 PM MDT | Last Updated: August 21

Alberta announced today the COVID-19 vaccine this fall will cost us $100 per dose.

So for my family of four, that'll be $400.

Alternatively, we could spend $400 on an overnight trip to Golden or Fernie, B.C., get immunized for free, and make a little mountain vacation out of it.

I'm one of the people who's lost access to their Strava account: all my training logs gone. 😭

Proposal to redraw Alberta election boundaries draws 'gerrymandering' claim in Lethbridge | CBC News A proposal from United Conservative Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf to carve Lethbridge into four new constituencies is being blasted by his Lethbridge counterpart in the legislature, NDP Lethbridg...

UCP government MLAs have submitted proposals to Alberta's independent electoral boundaries commission to redraw several urban ridings and blend them with rural areas:

Doctors renew push for free COVID shots for more Albertans, after coverage reinstated for health workers | CBC News Doctors are renewing their call on the Alberta government to offer the COVID-19 vaccine for free to anyone who wants it, now that the province has agreed to cover health-care workers.

Renewed calls for Alberta to offer the COVID-19 vaccine for free to all who want it, after the government reinstates coverage for health workers
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Excellent work here from @nicktsergas.ca: Some scientists say that SARS-CoV-2 can have a lasting immune effect, and the global surge in non-covid infections after pandemic restrictions were lifted should not just be written off as "immunity debt”.

Break the mid-week slump with Feature Writing Long finalists @cfrangou.bsky.social & Rachel von Hahn in Summit (@mountroyalu.bsky.social‬), @klaszus.bsky.social for @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social, & Evan Osenton, Euan Thomson & @‪monicakidd.bsky.social‬ in @albertaviews.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2j7ubp75

Why the 2025 election was the “most poorly covered election in modern Canadian history” A poll found 70% of Canadians said more local news in their area would have made them better informed about the election.

The 2025 federal election was likely the “most poorly covered election in modern Canadian history” due to the erosion of local news and Facebook’s news ban, according to a report from @ppforumca.bsky.social. www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/why-...

This story is so sad and shocking. Meta's standards for conversations between AI and kids would be unacceptable between human adults and kids.

The Courage and Death of Anas al-Sharif The Palestinian journalist’s life was devoted to truth and dignity, and his death lays bare Israel’s impunity in Gaza

The Courage and Death of Anas al-Sharif: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...

As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed

As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom My students call it “Chat,” a cute nickname they all seem to have agreed on at some point. They use it to make study guides, interpret essay prompts, and register for classes, turning it loose on t…

What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom: Piers Gelly on a Semester-Long Dive into the AI Discourse. lithub.com/what-happene...

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...

4kg: the weight of a double standard. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot climbed into history and all we talked about was her body The scrutiny of Ferrand-Prévot’s body and the ongoing double standard in sports

👏 to Anne-Marije Rook at @cyclingweekly.com for calling out the double standard in the coverage of the TDF Femmes this week. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot climbed into history and all we talked about was her body www.cyclingweekly.com/news/4kg-the...

This Is the News From TikTok When young adults use the social-media outlet to keep up with current events, what kind of information are they getting?

When young adults use Tiktok to keep up with current events, what kind of information are they getting? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

MAGA Influencers Don’t Understand What Journalism Is As the Jeffrey Epstein case shows, right-wing internet personalities prefer “just asking questions” to getting answers.

Many people don't understand what journalism is or how it works, as the Jeffrey Epstein case shows. That's a big problem. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Rare aerial imagery shows displacement and destruction in Gaza Airdrop flights offered a vantage over the closed-off Gaza Strip.

Photojournalist Heidi Levine of the @washingtonpost.com captured rare aerial images of Gaza from a Jordanian Air Force aid flight. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

US medical groups fill gap with own vaccine guides amid ‘information crisis’ As official health guidance changes, scientific groups are stepping in with evidence-based recommendations

As science becomes increasingly politicized and federal officials change policies on vaccination, sometimes reportedly overruling their own scientists, independent scientific groups are now stepping into the gap for evidence-based recommendations. My latest:
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Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...

Last fall, I saw the A++ film For Winter at Banff Mountain Festival. It's about a queer climate scientist who leads a team up 🇨🇦's highest peak to capture a record-setting ice core. National Geographic has now pulled this film. @evaholland.bsky.social with the goods: defector.com/why-did-nati...

Science Is Winning the Tour de France Why today’s competitors far surpass the cheating champions of yesteryear

This is an era of clean(er) cycling. How, then, do today’s competitors far surpass the cheating champions of yesteryear? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

No Meals, Fainting Nurses, Dwindling Baby Formula: Starvation Haunts Gaza Hospitals

No Meals, Fainting Nurses, Dwindling Baby Formula: Starvation Haunts Gaza Hospitals www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/w...

Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.

Many lung cancers Are now in nonsmokers. Scientists want to know why. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/w...

If You Think We Have Press Freedom, Try Sharing This Story on Instagram | The Walrus Growing up in Egypt, I knew access to news could be fragile. I didn’t expect to lose it again in Canada

Growing up in Egypt, @mostafaalasar.bsky.social ‬ knew access to news could be fragile. He didn’t expect to lose it again in Canada. But that's what has happened with the Meta news ban. thewalrus.ca/if-you-think...

#CalgaryFlood #CalgaryWeather #YYCFlood #FloodAlert #CalgaryStorm #SevereWeather #yyc TikTok video by Proud Canadian

Hey fellow Calgarians... does anyone recognize this video or the street it's on? Curious because this specific clip of alleged flooding this week has been all over my Tiktok this week and I'm trying to figure out where its from. Help! www.tiktok.com/@proud.canad...