Elle 🇨🇦
@elleharper.bsky.social
Mom. Masker 😷. Books. Beagles. Coffee. Introvert. Pro-choice. Science over vibes. Always learning. BScN. she/her
They thought we wouldn't notice them slip this in during the long weekend ‼️ As Canada burns, the federal gov wants to designate the proposed west coast oil pipeline as a "project of national interest"—allowing it to sidestep critical environmental laws & assessments. Feedback is being accepted now.
Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 160, Number 31: SUPPLEMENT
August 1, 2026, Part 1, Volume 160, Number 31, Canada Gazette
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#NewBrunswick #Canada #Science This is a huge discovery. Moncton-based company Breathe BioMedical has developed a test that can detect signs of breast cancer by analyzing breath samples in women of all breast density types. globalnews.ca/news/1200880...
N.B. company’s new breath test could change how breast cancers are detected | Globalnews.ca
A new breath test could change the way breast cancers are detected, specifically in women with dense breasts, thanks to Moncton-based company Breathe BioMedical.
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It’s zero. Zero times she’s been wrong wrt Covid. 0️⃣ Pay attention. 🚨 Wear a respirator. 😷
Dr Noor Bari@njbbari3.bsky.social · yesterdayIf we carry on going down this road, I do not expect things to get better. In fact, I expect things to get worse. And you all know exactly how often I’ve been wrong.
If you're scared about being the only person wearing a mask, I can tell you that most people do not care. I've been masking for the past 6 years. I've travelled to several different countries in that time. I've never had Covid and I've endured a handful of snarky comments at most. Be brave.
Ward Q. Normal (he/him)@wardqnormal.bsky.social · 3d agoIf you haven't been masking, give it a try. What do you have to lose? Just wear one in crowds and on planes, trains, and buses. Find a style that fits, so you don't futz with it. You don't have to get sick all the time.
Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo
Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales
Saliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosis
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Greece is burning. Spain is burning. Sicily, Wales, Türkiye, Canada, the US— the entire planet is engulfed in flames. Decades of warnings ignored. Decades of corporate denial exposed. The science was right all along: our home is on fire. We need immediate, radical climate action.
This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.
Kat Kerlin@katkerlin.bsky.social · last wk.Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. This helps them avoid self-pollination. How do they do it? A @ucdavis.bsky.social study explains. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...
The connection between alcohol and cancer is well known. So why are there no warning labels on bottles? By Annie Burns-Pieper. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #CancerAwareness
They never measured the air. The filters were run at settings chosen for noise and comfort in communal rooms (low flow). They didn't even calculate room volumes — and no tracer, particle, or bioaerosol data confirms the intervention lowered airborne pathogen concentrations anywhere. 1/
Donna Blackmond@donnablack.bsky.social · last wk.Curious to hear what you think of this Kim @kprather.bsky.social ?
So the null is uninterpretable as a test of clean air: it cannot distinguish "clean air delivery doesn't reduce transmission" from "no meaningful clean air was delivered." With a CI of 0.64–1.33, the effect a 1-eACH increment could plausibly produce was never resolvable in the first place. 2/
It’s deadly serious. Deadly. Engineers and occupational hygienists are the ones who should be running this kind of study. And they don’t need to because the science is long settled: cleaning the air properly dramatically reduces transmission risk of airborne disease.
The survey has 100+ unique emergency room narrative responses already! But we're aiming for 150 before we close. If you have a diagnosis of #MECFS or #LongCOVID and have been to the emergency room in the past 10 yrs for your symptoms, I hope you'll take the survey. And if you don't, please share!
#MEAction Network@meactnet.bsky.social · 2w agoAre you someone with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome #MECFS or #LongCOVID who’s been to the emergency room at least once over the past 10 years for your symptoms? Clinical care needs your voice! Take the Emergency Department research survey: surveys.mayoclinic.org/jfe/form/SV_...
Going on a trip? Don’t let COVID-19 crash your summer plans. Wearing an N95 mask protects you from respiratory viruses like COVID-19. Consider wearing a mask in indoor and crowded places like airports and planes. Learn more: go.cdph.ca.gov/respiratory-viruses
Environmental Defence Canada released a report that found fed gov provided "tremendous" public dollars to fossil fuel projects across the country. In 2025, fed gov spent more than $10 billion on fossil fuel subsidies, financing & other incentives #SocializeTheLosses #PrivatizeTheGains #cdnpoli
Pete Quily@pqpolitics.bsky.social · last wk.Mark Carney's #Harperite Liberals doing a Wealth Transfer to foreign Fossil Fuel billionaires and privatizing our PUBLIC owned services to pay for it, which will make them more expensive for us and crappier service & yet more Wealth Transfer to Carney billionaire & millionaire cronies #cdnpoli
It’s not enough to only invest in treating the symptoms of climate change (eg wildfire fighting). We need to address the root causes. We can do this AND create good-paying jobs by building a renewable-powered economy. It’s time for a Green New Deal: lewisisleader.ca/ideas/green-...
A Green New Deal for Canada - Avi Lewis for NDP Leader
Address climate and economic crises at once with bold national solutions creating over a million good-paying jobs
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Book Recommendation: Liberty Street by Heather Marshall It’s Canadian, historical fiction, women’s rights, and so so good 🤩 www.booksellers.ca/books/libert...
Liberty Street from Heather Marshall | English books | Fiction | Historical | Literary | Contemporary Women | booksellers.ca | Purchase print books and eBooks online
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER. From the #1 bestselling Canadian author of Looking for Jane comes a riveting novel about one journalist's harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s wome…
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Just reprinted by @themedicalpost.bsky.social I wrote this as a law and order article - both law and medicine protect women from abuse and murder. canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/about-time-i... It’s gated so here’s a PDF if you don’t have a subscription: static1.squarespace.com/static/5f789...
‘About time’: Inside Canada’s sweeping new laws to combat femicide
Criminalizing coercive control and elevating intimate partner homicides to first-degree murder are massive steps on paper. But will they actually save lives?
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#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with July 12 data - Kingston, London, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, PEI, QC, SK, YT wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
"The global COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on public health, with children representing a particularly vulnerable population due to their ongoing physical and neurodevelopmental maturation."
Esther@elhopkins.bsky.social · 3w ago
Agree with @acoyne.bsky.social on Canada's options: "If there’s nothing we can do – if we lose no matter what – then we might as well do what we want. When nothing you can do will improve your fortunes, when the outcome is the same regardless of which option you choose, the stakes converge on zero."
The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 2w ago
The menopause transition is a cardiometabolic inflection. We have tools to improve the health of women, but they are often not fully used. A new study wants to find out how much we can improve women’s cardiometabolic health if we employ all those tools correctly. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
What Happens When Women ACTUALLY Get State-of-the-Art Medical Care in Menopause?
A new study is recruiting to answer that question
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The size of the Boreal Forest in Canada.... it can't be raked....hot dry weather and changing winds from climate change have screwed everything up
“A landmark 2023 study directly linked increasing wildfires in western U.S. and southwestern Canadian forests to a group of the world's 88 largest fossil fuel companies, including several American oil majors.” “Just stop burning fossil fuels.” www.cbc.ca/news/science...
'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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#Canada's PM Carney says Gordie Howe bridge tolls won't be split with U.S. until the $6.4B of debt is repaid "The underlying agreement we have with Michigan remains the same — no sharing of tolls until all the debt is repaid. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada's PM says Gordie Howe bridge tolls won't be split with U.S. until all the $6.4B of debt is repaid | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that Gordie Howe International Bridge tolls won't be split with the United States until the $6.4 billion of Canadian investment is repaid. However, Carney did ...
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Even a single MERV 13 filter for $15-$20 duct taped to a $20 box fan is better than nothing and is a great start towards healthier indoor air.
Elle 🇨🇦@elleharper.bsky.social · 3w agoHow to build your own CR Box: corsirosenthalfoundation.org/instructions/
