Louise Hidinger, PhD

Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by

Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens

Oh no!! I hope you are okay now. I am so sorry.

Let's take a look at the needs inside of a typical inner city #OntEd elementary school classroom with a 6.5 billion dollar per pupil funding gap in Ontario for the upcoming school year.

Let's do the math.

Four pictures of a wall thermometer in a classroom show temperatures of over 29°C at different times of the day.

These photos from my Grade 1/2 classroom last June are a reminder that Toronto schools don’t have air conditioning and these are the learning conditions many (most?) students will be in this week.

#FixOurSchools

"Did you know? Infants and young children face special risks from wildfire smoke for several reasons. In very young children, their lungs, brains and other organs are still developing and may be sensitive. Children also have smaller lungs than adults, breathe more quickly, and are usually more active than adults, especially outdoors." Illustration of a father with dark hair with a toddler on his shoulders.

Under heavy smoke conditions, everyone is at risk regardless of their health or age.

However, some are at higher risk of health problems when exposed to #WildfireSmoke. 🔥 💨

For more information: donatemask.ca/shield-me-from-smoke

#Wildfires #WildfireSeason #CanadianWildfires

Look beyond Trump and Musk's public blowout to the bigger problem: the infiltration of Big Money in our politics. It has corrupted our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top while drowning out the needs of regular Americans.

He's right. "Nothing short of devastating"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
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"We’re at a point where Israel is still preventing almost all aid from entering Gaza and using starvation as a weapon of war."

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

"We’re talking about nearly half the tree of life disappearing in one human lifetime. That is absolutely catastrophic.”

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A New COVID Variant, NB.1.8.1, Is Starting to Spread in the U.S. What Are Its Symptoms? NB.1.8.1 recently caused surges in China and other parts of Asia. Will cases spike in the US this summer? Here's what we know about the new variant so far.

The media have been complicit with the government in covering up the threat of the ongoing Covid pandemic and the risks to the public.

If they’re recommending N95s, we should pay attention.

They don’t suggest masks lightly.

1. Considering that a 2nd generation vaccine with high efficacy against infection and high durability may be several years away, it's worth remembering that the most important element of any personal risk mitigation strategy against SARS-CoV-2 infection is *sustainability*.

Characterizing Long COVID Symptoms During Early Childhood This cohort study evaluates which prolonged symptoms in early childhood are associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

The symptom complex of #LongCovid in young children (infant/toddlers) is different that older kids
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"Endemic" is indeed used to reassure.

The relief was palpable when governments announced that #COVID would soon be endemic (predictable & manageable). But just because we currently treat COVID as #Endemic, doesn't mean that it is.

#measles is so bad in Alberta.

To be clear, that’s not because AI can actually do those jobs, but because those jobs are devalued by men in charge

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Good cover @economist.com

Israeli air strike on hospital kills at least six people in Gaza, local officials say Israeli warplanes dropped six bombs simultaneously on the hospital, according to local sources.

28 reported dead in the second strike on a hospital in Gaza today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This Tick-Borne Disease, Which Acts like Malaria, Is Becoming More Common The tick that causes Lyme disease can also spread babesiosis—and researchers fear doctors in the mid-Atlantic don’t know about it

www.scientificamerican.com/article/babe...

It’s time to shut up about attempting to apply EBM methodologies to engineered systems and TO CLEAN THE DAMN AIR!

I haven't thought about standing waves since 1st year undergrad physics...who knew they could have such an effect?! 😱 #climatechange

Text graphic with a blue background, and a circular pattern of low-contrast dots. Text reads: 10-20% of people infected with Covid develop long Covid.

Every person accessing health care in Canada deserves to be protected from the short- and long-term effects of Covid.
#HealthCareNotCareless
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There is no need for this suffering.
The solutions are here, work well, way cheaper in the long term and magnitude better for our wellbeing.
-Electrify all homes including rentals and social housing.
-Ban gas connection to new homes.
-Plan the end of the residential gas network

Even if one lives, starvation traumatizes. Wasting damages the brains of children for life. This is horrible.

“Blocking aid starves civilians,” he said. “It leaves them without basic medical support. It strips them of dignity & hope. It inflicts a cruel collective punishment. Blocking aid kills.”

Israel is starving #Gaza.

Israel & its IOF/IDF are also committing countless other flagrant violations of the #GenevaConventions, aka war crimes.

Shame on #Canada, the US and other nations letting Israel commit endless horrific #WarCrimes with impunity.

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This is what I fear - that we've just kicked the can another few years down the road, at which point Canada may be even more polarized than before. The Liberals must know that they cannot possibly win another election if they don't introduce proportional representation.

BTW WE NEED TO DITCH FIRST PAST THE POST AND ADOPT PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

Never mind that FPTP is unrepresentative, undemocratic & unfair; it's the corporate lobbyist's dream. It's FAR easier to buy election results than Pro Rep.

thank you for coming to my TED Talk
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One implication of having millions of measles cases, just out and about, is that immunocompromised people simply won't be able to exist in public spaces anymore.

Today, Canadians vote not just for leadership, but to defend democratic resilience against the tides of authoritarian influence and external destabilization. The stakes extend far beyond national borders — sovereignty and integrity are on the ballot.

CBC pollster has Mark Carney ahead by 3.8 points 2 days before the election.

Five Thirty Eight pollster had Harris up by 1.2 points two days before the US federal election.

Polls don't vote. Don't be complacent. Get out there tomorrow and vote for the liberal candidate in your riding.