Looks like I'm working from home for a bit...

It's interesting how the religious zealots & MAGA-idiots who claim storms are God's punishment for sins are silent on the weather disrupting Trump's America 250 debacle.🤔

Where are we after 6 years of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines? ✅87% effective against infection ✅93% effective at ⬇️ hospitalization ✅94% effective at ⬇️ mortality ✅myocarditis risk < than infection In short, the anti-vaxxers are absolutely, totally, wrong. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines: a mechanistic and public health perspective

mRNA vaccines represent a transformative advance in vaccinology, combining rapid development timelines, scalable manufacturing, and strong immunogenicity with a favourable safety profile. Global deplo...

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This study about the consequences of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization finds state abortion bans lead to ⬇️evidence-based care & ⬆️misoprostol-only treatment for miscarriage. In short, women are legally forced to receive suboptimal & dangerous care. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Management of Spontaneous Abortion Among Commercially Insured Individuals in the US After Dobbs v Jackson

This cross-sectional study assesses the association of state-level abortion bans with spontaneous abortion management and receipt of mifepristone plus misoprostol among commercially insured individual...

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"...our study findings show that [COVID-19] vaccination continues to provide protection against associated cardiovascular outcomes" Do we say anti-vaxxers are wrong again, or should we just say they have never been right? 🤔 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among US Veterans

This cohort study evaluates the effectiveness of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine against COVID-19–associated major adverse cardiovascular events.

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Interval House of Hamilton (IHOH) does so much to reduce gender-based violence & support those who experience abusive relationships. It was an honour to attend the staff appreciation breakfast to celebrate the dedicated the great people of IHOH, & to thank them for all that they do.

When it's Friday & you've just given up.

Interesting how the MAHA people scream freedom of speech until someone points out their nonsense. An Open Letter to the American Diabetes Association: Shame on You - Sign the Petition! c.org/wNzxDKcwj6

Sign the Petition

An Open Letter to the American Diabetes Association: Shame on You

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Interval House of Hamilton provides emergency shelter, safety planning & support services for women who have experienced abuse or. Join us on June 3 for our 24th annual Drives for Lives Golf Tournament to support this important resource! Register at weblink.donorperfect.com/DFL2026Golfer

"Ok, let's take a picture. Then you shave, open the jacket & we take another one. We can save money with one dude leading two faculties. No one will know."

Congratulations to MSc student Grace Goderre for earning a Jockey Club scholarship for her PhD studies. paulickreport.com/news/people/...

The Jockey Club Announces Recipients Of 2026-2027 Academic Scholarships

“These individuals reflect the strength and promise of our industry, and I am confident they will have a lasting influence on the sport.”

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Warehouses of Speicherstadt.

Made homeopathic coffee today. Recipe: run water through a coffee maker that has the memory of coffee, into a pot with memory of coffee. For the record: it's equally effective as medicinal homeopathy.

It took a while, but I finally caught one

What can extracellular vesicles tell us about women who experience intimate partner violence? #APS2026 kicks off with a fascinating talk by Dr Tracy Bale (@thebalelab.bsky.social) on their potential as psychiatric biomarkers.

RFK Jr & the anti-vaxx brigade can't get their "research" published unless it is in a predatory journal or it gets retracted, so their only recourse is to censor real research. Funny how I don't hear their base screaming about "freedom" now. 🤷🏼 www.yahoo.com/news/article...

US CDC will not publish report showing COVID vaccine benefits, Washington Post reports

April 22 (Reuters) - A report showing the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines that was previously delayed by the head of the U.S.

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Heading to the @apsphysiology.bsky.social Summit? Connect with us to talk about our research in women's heart health, including the effects of menopause, intimate partner violence, & endocrine disrupting chemicals. Meeting Landing Page: l.feathr.co/APS-Summit_2... #APS2026 #WomensHealth

Men account for >80% of perpetrators of family violence & >90% of gender-related homicides of a partner or family member. Watch the video to see how Interval House of Hamilton is building programs to tackle this problem on the field before it starts.👇🏼 youtu.be/f7uZJ97nIoo

CLEAR & CBIM Program Documentary

YouTube video by Interval House of Hamilton

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Apparently today is "Bring Your Kid to Work" day for the Twins. For those who don't know, that base is 18 inches wide.

@drjohnaquino.medsky.social are you running the pitch monitor tonight? #Homer

From hormone therapy myths to misinformation about the HPV vaccine, misinformation is an enormous threat to women's health. Great to see the OG slayer of misinformation @drjengunter.bsky.social closing out the National Women's Health Summit with some words of wisdom. #VitallyImportant

A key obstacle in women's health is the lack of education. It is rarely addressed in curricula beyond reproduction. What can be done? Support the research needed to create knowledge & integrate women's health into all health education, not just classes on reproduction. #VitallyImportant

Why is it #VitallyImportant to invest more in women's health? A study of over 1,300 diseases found women were diagnosed 2 yrs later than men. A huge part of this delay comes from the data gaps in understanding health & disease in women. #HerHealthMatters #WomensHealthResearch

This won't last. So I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to float while I can.

Menopause ⬆️women’s cardiovascular disease risk & premature menopause increases that risk even more. A new study found Black women are 3X more likely than White women to have premature menopause & coronary heart disease risk rose 40% regardless of race. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Premature Menopause and Lifetime Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

This cohort study calculates lifetime risk estimates of incident coronary heart disease and estimates years lived free of and with coronary heart disease by premature menopause status stratified by se...

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It was a pleasure to attend today's announcement by the Honourable @rechievaldez.bsky.social highlighting federal funding for Interval House of Hamilton's Mentor Action, to address gender-based violence in the workplace. Check out the great work of this program 👉🏼 mentoraction.org

It was an honour to chair a session at the @cogsresearch.bsky.social conference on intimate partner violence & women's health, alongside my colleague Olivia Peters. Thanks to COGS for hosting a diverse & engaging meeting, & creating a forum where transdisciplinary research is encouraged & promoted.

What's better than an evening learning about the math of #epidemics? Learning about the science of #measles too! Another great Royal City Science "Science on Tap" featuring Drs David Earn & @msmacrophage.bsky.social. Check out the RSC website for upcoming events. royalcityscience.ca

You know your bench is thin when a guy who is unqualified for his job is chosen to take a second job, for which he is equally unqualified. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who directs the National Institute of Health, is taking over as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Just when you thought the MAHA brigade could not get worse, along comes Jay to encourage people to pack a punch like Mike Tyson. For the record, Tyson claims his best punch was thrown against his wife.