Maggie Archibald
@maggiearchibald.bsky.social
Marketing & Communications | West Coast Born | East Coast Raised | MSVU Grad | Lover of Pilates | Endometriosis Advocate | Views Are My Own Halifax, Nova Scotia www.maggiearchibald.ca
As a doctor in palliative care, I’ve learned to know who’s not in the room. Recognizing estrangement gives patients an opportunity to consider what they want to leave behind, by Raya Elfadel Kheirbek www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social
Opinion | As a doctor in palliative care, I’ve learned to know who’s not in the room
Recognizing estrangement gives patients an opportunity to consider what they want to leave behind
washingtonpost.com
Honestly surprised by the customer service at the Apple Store today. Took in my Mac for a fan issue and found out my 2020 laptop is basically “vintage” since they’re phasing out some parts. Under AppleCare, they’re giving me a brand new one.
I'm amazed by new CRISPR findings for aggressive blood cancers (AML/MDS)! Doctors can edit donor stem cells to remove CD33, letting therapies target cancer without hitting healthy cells. In a trial, 19 of 30 patients maintained blood counts. Incredible protection!
CRISPR could help doctors attack blood cancer without destroying healthy cells
A new Phase 1/2 clinical trial involving 30 patients demonstrates that genetically modifying donor stem cells with CRISPR to remove the CD33 protein can allow targeted cancer therapies to attack aggre
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“This gives us a window to potentially understand why some endometriosis causes pain, and it will be the starting point for investigations that help us treat that pain in a better way." medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
New Study Helps Explain How Endometriosis Causes Pain
Researchers have uncovered molecular differences that distinguish painful endometriosis.
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“New municipal report reveals spike in fatal crashes alongside 133 serious injuries on Halifax roadways.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Not good enough': Halifax residents call for change after 20 fatal collisions last year | CBC News
New data shows fatal crashes on Halifax roadways jumped last year, with some residents saying current plans are not working.
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NOTICE: The public information meeting regarding the Halifax Forum heritage demolition application scheduled for Oct. 1 has been cancelled following a staff decision to pause the application due to updated project costs that exceed funding approved by Council. www.halifax.ca/parks-recrea...
HFX Water is undertaking a emergency watermain repair on Kempt Road (near the Volvo building) Expect delays there (you probably want to avoid the area) #HFXTraffic
I would love to go one month without pelvic pain. Just 30 days of not having to think about pain. Is that really too much to ask?
Just....you know...absolutely one of the worse traffic mornings I've seen since I started working here There's no way around any of this. Work from home if you can #HFXTraffic
New guidelines from the American Society of Hematology recommend higher ferritin thresholds for diagnosing iron deficiency, including when anemia is not present. The goal: earlier, more accurate diagnosis. Get the details: www.hematology.org/newsroom/pre...
ASH Sets New Standards for Diagnosing Iron Deficiency - Hematology.org
ASH Sets New Standards for Diagnosing Iron Deficiency
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An alternate option for tick bite treatment is lowering the number of emergency room visits in Nova Scotia www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
An alternate option for tick bite treatment is lowering the number of emergency room visits in Nova Scotia
Researchers find the rate of tick-related emergency room visits has decreased by half since the change was implemented.
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Remembering Gerry Post, a Champion for Accessibility news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/09/2...
Remembering Gerry Post, a Champion for Accessibility
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“It’s the warmest reception I’ve ever had, in any place I’ve ever been in my life,” actor Josh Hartnett told the audience on Wednesday evening at the Majestic Theatre in St. John’s. “Open and hospitable in a way that felt completely natural, and not just for me.”
Film jobs are booming in Newfoundland. So where are they going to shoot?
Audiences in St. John’s got a sneak peek Wednesday at the latest big-budget production showcasing Newfoundland and Labrador to the world.
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Live kidney donor needed with type O blood. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How a Nova Scotia family is using social media to find a kidney donor for their son | CBC News
While six-year-old Ethan Hackney focuses on playing with Lego and trips to the beach, his parents have started an online search to find him a live kidney donor.
cbc.ca
From Sloan, Eric’s Trip, and Plumtree to Alvvays and a new generation of DIY bands, Atlantic Canada has long punched above its weight in guitar pop. Trace the scene from the ’90s Halifax Pop Explosion to the artists carrying it forward today.
A Brief History of Atlantic Canada’s Guitar Pop Explosions
Canada’s four Atlantic provinces punch above their weight when it comes to producing guitar pop.
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Gerry Post has passed away after "a brief battle with cancer". RIP Gerry was a founder of Walk n Roll and disability advocate who took the Province to court for failing to enforce accessible public washrooms in restaurants, while also working for them as Executive Director for Accessibility in NS
“oh, are you from the Halifax in Canada or the Halifax in the UK?” “The one that’s in the EU” [loud O Canada noises]
The Mainland Common Off-Leash Dog Park will be closed this Thursday and Friday - for 24 hours a day... Or about 2 weeks, if you're a dog
Halifax Regional Municipality@hfxgov.bsky.social · 2w agoPark closure: Mainland Common Off-Leash Dog Park (69 Westridge Drive) on Thursday, Sept. 17 and Friday, Sept. 18. The off-leash dog park will be closed 24-7 while landscaping work is completed. More details: www.halifax.ca/home/news/pa...
There's a collision on the Bedford HWY inbound, just before Bayview. HUGE back-ups forming behind that. Maybe take Dunbrack or HWY 102 to circumvent that #HFXTraffic
"Two walk-in clinics in the Halifax Regional Municipality are slated for closure later this year, and the company running them says it is due to high rent." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Two Halifax-area walk-in clinics to close later this year due to costs | CBC News
The walk-in clinic on Baker Drive in Dartmouth will close on November 30. The location on Spring Garden Road in Halifax will close on December 31.
cbc.ca
Cabot unveils new Wilds golf course currently in development in Nova Scotia’s blueberry country near Oxford www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Cabot unveils new Wilds golf course currently in development in Nova Scotia’s blueberry country near Oxford
The company that owns the Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs in Cape Breton announced it is opening a new course near Oxford, Nova Scotia.
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Seeing Celine Dion sing again brings tears to my eyes and so much joy to my heart.
