Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for people 18+ in Canada who speak Punjabi, Arabic, Ukrainian, or Tagalog to participate in the study "Language translation of knowledge mobilization resources: A randomized trial" #ParticipateInResearch redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=P...

🚨Complete BS. And completely bonkers. WTF is happening?

seems like bluesky is being filled with garbage too. Can we all just go back to twitter?

Carleton University is implementing the most restrictive policy on speech at any university in Canada.

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation Depraved. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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New paper out! Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is central to health-care priority setting. But when does it unfairly disadvantage people with disabilities? Nielsen, Hallsson, and I tested participants' views in a vignette-based survey (N = 1100, UK). 🧵#bioethics #discrimination

New study from FHS professor @jsnyder.bsky.social and SFU alumnus Claire Wilson found that - alongside money - these crowdfunding campaigns also increased visibility for ideologies. #SFUResearch #crowdfunding #Canada

Jeremy Snyder@jsnyder.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Now out and open access, Claire Wilson and I examined politically oriented Canadian crowdfunding campaigns posted on the @givesendgo.bsky.social crowdfunding platform. We found that these campaigns are financing politically extremist activities in Canada - more in a short thread:

These last few days of smog are making me feel like i’m in India…😒 Make it rain please!!

I think about this quote a lot...

Community key driver! 👇 New research dispels myth of conspiracy theorists as isolated outsiders www.eurekalert.org/news-release... “Conspiracy theories provide reassuringly simple answers, but more than just solving problems, they create shared emotions, belonging and community."

New research dispels myth of conspiracy theorists as isolated outsiders

A five-year study dispels the stereotype of conspiracy theorists as angry loners or keyboard warriors. Rather, social and emotional connections provided by conspiracy theorists are recruiting diverse ...

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Can everyone anti-science just take a minute to think about this please? How can this message be taken out of bluesky!!

Dr. Jonathan N. Stea@jonathanstea.bsky.social · last yr.

It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.

Work less, be more productive? Study in 6 countries found 4-day work week led to: ⬆️wellbeing ⬇️burnout ⬆️job satisfaction Likely due to better sleep, improved work ability & less fatigue. This was compared to companies that stayed with 5-day work week. #publichealth www.nature.com/articles/s41...

File under things that are completely predictable and yet uniquely horrifying. Props to @mzahneis.bsky.social for covering this so thoughtfully. I was glad to chat with her for this piece. www.chronicle.com/article/as-t...

As Trump Upends Funding for Research, These Scholars Turn to GoFundMe

As the once-stable compact between universities and the federal government founders, some scholars are looking elsewhere for money.

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Women are “naturally experiencing their emotions more intensely, and those are gifts. They’re not symptoms of a disease," said Roger McFillen, a doctor on an FDA panel that largely argued against pregnant women taking antidepressants.

Is the FDA about to keep pregnant women from taking antidepressants?

A panel of experts repeated what one women's health expert called "MAHA talking points."

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No surprise. Of course regressive "manly man" BS hurting relationships... Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... "...he's seeing misogyny destroy marriages"

Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce | CBC News

Scott Byers has been practising family law for 10 years, and says he has noticed a new trend since the pandemic of women wanting to leave their partners due to what he describes as the radicalizing ef...

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“As he sees it, the values of justice, humility, and critical thinking don’t just belong in theory—they belong in the everyday decisions that affect people’s health and lives. “

CU Anschutz Center for Bioethics and Humanities@cobioethics.bsky.social · last yr.

To kick off our faculty spotlight series, we have spoken to researcher and physician Matt DeCamp about the intersectionality of ethics, artificial intelligence, and community. read the article 👉 bit.ly/3IuaGpK #cobioethics #article #faculty #research #ethics #ai #community

I love this! A higher GDP per capita does not mean a country is better off ‼️

Matthew Mendelsohn@mendelmatt.bsky.social · last yr.

We just released a great piece of research by @gillianpetit.bsky.social. Many in corporate Canada have been relying on data on GDP per capita to conclude that Canada's economy was way worse than our peers over the past decade. It's basically BS. socialcapitalpartners.ca/nprs-and-gdp...

We need to talk about the (wishful?) thinking driving Cdn health policy: That changing how & how much we pay MDs will fix the primary care crisis. New “blended” pymt models, 1st seen in BC, are making this claim. @ruthlavergne.bsky.social @lindsayhedden.bsky.social www.cfp.ca/content/71/6... 🧵

Will blended family physician payment models revive primary care in Canada?

Family physicians provide care at most medical visits in Canada.[1][1] However, the rates of burnout among family physicians (FPs) are high[2][2]-[4][3] and recent surveys suggest as many as 6.5 milli...

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Just came across this great podcast series! Tempting me to start a podcast 🙇🏻‍♀️ open.spotify.com/episode/2ycx...

DR. HOGG | AIDS Denialism: Its Impact, History, and What Comes Next

THREADS OF LIFE · Episode

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Even after a wildfire has been put out, particulate matter in the air can pose a risk to your health—even when you’re indoors. Harvard Chan School's Joe Allen has four tips on staying safe after a wildfire.

I woke up this am from a long highly detailed measles outbreak nightmare. Kids in my neighborhood were sitting on my steps with the weepy eyes, facial rash and wet cough waiting to ask me if they thought they had measles. MEASLES IS VACCINE PREVENTABLE. GET YOUR VACCINES. PLEASE.

Lack of access to primary care is bankrupting our health-care system. Frequently, people blame patients for coming to the ER with non-emergencies. But there is nowhere else to access timely care, by Dr. Danny Liang vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... via @vancouversun.bsky.social

Opinion: Lack of access to primary care is bankrupting our health-care system

People blame patients for coming to the emergency department with non-emergencies but it's the only place where they can access timely care

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Canadian talent is awesome but Canada loves American talent too. More of this.

Robert Way@labradorice.bsky.social · last yr.

If you're an incoming Doctoral candidate to a top US University in 2025/2026 but are reconsidering/considering Canada please see this initiative at Queen's University. www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Each and everyday I am traumatized by the news 😧

Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social · last yr.

Teaching lies & spin to forward rage & political agendas? Dark Age 2.0 Oklahoma Will Require Schools to Teach Disproven Conspiracy Theory That Democrats Stole 2020 Election from Trump people.com/oklahoma-req...

“The people criminalized for their pregnancy outcomes tend to be marginalized—they’re often women of color, low income, immigrants, unhoused, or have substance abuse issues. “

Katherine Stewart@katherinestewart.bsky.social · last yr.

A Texas woman had a miscarriage. She was jailed for five months. jessica.substack.com/p/texas-jail...

#Cannabis can be used as a psychedelic in therapy, but it's not for everyone, some mental health providers say. Less established than psychedelics like psilocybin, doctors warn research is still in its infancy. www.cbc.ca/radio/opp/ca... via @cbcnews.ca

Cannabis can be used as a psychedelic in therapy, but it's not for everyone | CBC Radio

Some Canadians who suffer from mental illness are turning to psychedelic therapy that utilizes cannabis instead of better known psychedelics such as psilocybin. But therapists and researchers warn thi...

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"Research shows that unmet psychological needs are a key driver of conspiracy theory beliefs, which emerge from a combination of psychological, political, and social factors." "...conspiracy theories serve a self-affirming function, yet also illustrating the complex nature of conspiracy beliefs..."

With British Columbia’s toxic drug crisis now in its tenth year as a public health emergency, @garthmullins.bsky.social (author, “Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs”) dissects the politics of the crisis. This is VANCOLOUR @cheknews.ca 📺 FULL SEGMENT: youtu.be/eEV2Sa_ZfVk